History A-Level
Crimean War
What Crimean War means in History A-Level, as defined for Pearson Edexcel.
Definition of Crimean War
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Reference: Pearson Edexcel
The 1854–56 conflict in which Cavour sent troops to support Britain and France, gaining diplomatic leverage.
Topics that use Crimean War
- Paper 2, Option 2D.1: The unification of Italy, c1830–70 - 2 The rise of Piedmont, 1849–56 (Pearson Edexcel A-Level)
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- Anticlericalism and state–Church conflict
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- Free trade and foreign investment
- Infrastructure and transport
- Mazzini
- Piedmont
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