The Crimean War: The Selling Of Alaska To The US
The Crimean war played a huge factor in the selling of Alaska to the US. First of all, the Ottoman Empire, an empire that controlled many parts of the middle east except for Persia, gradually disintegrated after a largely prosperous and cultural time. Egypt and parts of the Balkans were slowly declaring independence from the Ottomans. Russia saw this disintegration time as an opportunity to advance its territory southward. However, the British saw this expansion as a threat, and if Russia took over parts of the Ottoman empire, it could take over India, a British territory, and the Eastern Mediterranean Sea. The French also wanted to restore its former glory under Napoleon II. Consequently, France and Britain declared war on Russia on March