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13 Cards in this Set
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Who was the Minister for War during these reforms?
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Dmitrii Milyutin
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What time period did this Minister for War serve during?
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1861 - 1881
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Name the two broad motivations for military reform?
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To remove abuses which had become apparent during the Crimean War; to create a smaller/more professional/more efficient/less expensive army.
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What was the change to the length of service?
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Reduced from 25 to 15 years.
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After reform, how long were conscripts meant to serve actively and how long were they allowed to serve as reserves?
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The 25 years of total service were split into 6 years active service and 9 years in the reserves.
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Name some methods introduced to improve the conditions which conscripts lived under?
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Military colonies were abolished; better provisioning and medical care established; corporal punishment/flogging abolished.
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What was introduced to aim to provide better transport and provisions?
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Modern weaponry introduced; iron - clad steamships built; railways constructed
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How was it attempted to reduce total elitism in the military?
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Military colleges set up (accepting non-nobles); Privates could rise to Officer rank through merit.
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Did the army become smaller and better trained due to reform?
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YES: therefore high government expenditure was reduced.
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Did mass army education campaigns in 1870s-90s work?
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YES: literacy began to improve in the army, but many illiterate peasant recruits could not/did not benefit.
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Did numbers of peasants vs nobles in the army become more even after reform?
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NO: the well-to-do found substitutes to serve in their place, and the Officer class remained dominated by Nobles.
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Did the army become better overall after reform?
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YES: Better conditions for soldiers, better transport and weaponry. NO: problems of supply and leadership remained, lost battles after reform etc.
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What battles did Russia take part in after reform? How was their performance?
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Turkey (1877-78): victory took longer than expected. Vs. the Japanese (1904-05) and Germany (1914-17): defeat.
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