(2) 1931-33 Years of Reform? - ARMY Flashcards
1
Q
Who was the new prime minister?
+ when
A
Manuel Azana - October 1931
1
Q
What did he and the Repub gov seek to do?
A
sought to limit army influence in gov matter
2
Q
Who was forced to retire?
A
40% of senior military figures - approx. 8,000 men
3
Q
What else in the military was reduced?
+ why
A
number of general soldiers
- army had excessive manpower + needed to be streamlined to save money
4
Q
What reform was there to military justice?
A
military figures had to face civil law instead of military law for any civil offences
5
Q
positives of military reforms?
A
in line with other, more advanced liberal democracies
6
Q
negatives of military reforms?
A
various military figures quickly became dismayed + aggrieved
- formed a signif. element of army opposition to 2nd Repub
