Causes of the Civil War Flashcards
Was there an official declaration of Civil War? When did fighting break out?
No official declaration, but fighting broke out in summer 1918.
Why did some right-wingers fight in the Civil War?
They claimed that the Bolsheviks had no right to rule Russia.
Why did some centrists fight in the Civil War?
They claimed that the Bolsheviks did not submit to popular elections.
Why did some left-wingers fight in the Civil War?
They claimed that the Bolsheviks had ignored the Soviets who’d helped put them into power.
Which groups of society felt that the Bolsheviks’ ideology alienated them?
The Bourgeoisie and the Aristocrats.
Those who were right-wing, had a lot of land and a lot of money supported the restoration of which political system? And why?
The restoration of the tsarist regime because they stood to lose everything to Bolshevik social and economic policies.
Moderates, Kadets and Social Revolutionaries hated the Bolsheviks. Why?
Because Lenin had ignored the results of the Constituent Assembly and forcibly assumed control.
Lenin also kicked the Kadets and the right-wing social revolutionaries out of his government.
When were the assassination attempts on Lenin?
January 1918 and August 1918. Both conducted by the left-wing.
Why did national minorities such as Georgians fight in the Civil War?
Independence; they didn’t trust that the Bolsheviks would support them.
Why were so many Russians annoyed that the Bolsheviks had lost them Ukraine?
It worsened food shortages because Ukraine had previously been the largest exporter of grain.
What was the Whites’ main issue when considering all the reasons they hated the Bolsheviks?
They were so uncoordinated in their hatred that they couldn’t effectively organise themselves.
