The Crimean War: World War I

The war of 1853-1856 is also called the Crimean War. However, the battle for Crimea was only one episode in a much larger war. The confrontation between the Russian Empire, on the one hand, and the allied forces of the British Empire, France, Turkey and the Kingdom of Sardinia, on the other, affected a large territory that stretched from the British Sea to the Pacific Ocean. This war was actually a war for world domination, World War I. What are the official and secret reasons that provoked the confrontation between the great powers in the middle of the 19th century? What role did the Russian Empire ultimately play on the world political scene?