6) The Civil War Flashcards
When did civil war begin
Summer 1918
After peace had been made with German
Some reasons for why civil war broke out
Starvation meant growing opposition
National minorities cease opportunity to get independence
Anger at treaty
Who were the reds
Bolsheviks
Who were the whites
Industrialists Foreign counties Middle class liberals Tsarists Landowners
Aims of the reds
Remain in one party control
Build socialist county
Leaders of reds
Trotsky
Lenin’s
Checka
Red army
Locations of red
Petrograd
Controlled railways and large industries
Aims of whites
Stop international rev spread
Bring back tsarist regime
National minorities want independence
Wanted military dictatorship
Wanted constituent assembly back
Location of whites
Scattered around everywhere
What was Trotskys contribution to the civil war
Organising Bolsheviks operations
Skilful organiser and propagandist – moulded red army effectively
Left red army well fed
Strategic decisions
Inspiration and boosted morale for troops and commanders
When was the first stage of the civil war
1918-20
Weaknesses of whites
Lacked a single command – difficult given the vast forces involved
Vast geographical distances
Where was the war mainly fought in Russia
East and south of Russia
Summer of 1918 and denikin
Cossack army attacked don region led by denikin
Successful red resistance prevented denikin from linking with white armies in east
Summer 1919 and denikin
Another offensive hit dangerously close to Moscow by October
Trotsky forced denikin army south