Military modernisation
What Military modernisation means in History A-Level, as defined for AQA, Pearson Edexcel.
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Reform of training, weapons, promotions, conscription and military bureaucracy, introduced by War Minister Milyutin in the 1860s–70s.
Victory in the Great Northern War required extensive military reforms and alliances after early defeats.
Topics that use Military modernisation
- 1E Russia in the Age of Absolutism and Enlightenment, 1682–1796 (A-level only) – Increasing the glory of Russia, 1707–1725 (AQA A-Level)
- Paper 3, Option 38.1: The making of modern Russia, 1855–1991 - 1 The political reforms of Alexander II, 1855–70 (Pearson Edexcel A-Level)
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