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 * 19. War and civil conflict origins, developments, technology, and their consequences **

The Crimean War was a conflict between Russia against the alliance of France, the United Kingdom, the Ottoman Empire, and Kingdom of Sardinia from 1854 to 1856. Taking place in the Crimean Peninsula, the controversy was held between the European powers for control over the religious sites sacred to Christians in Jerusalem. When Ottoman Empire territories began to decline, the Russians were encouraged to gain power over the lands and caused the British and French to declare war out of fear that the Russians will occupy the port city of Istanbul and gain access to the Mediterranean Sea. The war ended after the fall of the Russian fortress called Sevastopol in 1856. The Crimean War fits the theme because it was a war and a conflict that sought for development within the European nations. Technology such as photography and the telegraph were taken use of to capture the scenes and to make updates of the war. The war also led to consequences that forced Russia to accept peace offered by the British and French and further impacted the Concert of Europe to form in the 19th century. "SparkNotes: Europe (1848-1871): The Crimean War (1854-1855)." __SparkNotes: Today's Most Popular Study Guides__. 20 Apr. 2009 .
 * The Crimean War - 1854 **