What were the causes and outcomes of the crimean war

The causes of the crimean war caused because of the rights of Christians in the Holy Land, which was controlled at the time by the Ottoman Empire. The French supported the rights of the Catholics, while the Russians the right of the Orthodox Church. The Crimean War was also caused by the general decline of the Ottoman Empire and Britain and France did not want Russia to gain any territory and power due to this. The outcome was that Russia lost the war, but Christians gained equality in the Ottoman empire and the Orthodox church gained control of the churches in dispute.