Chapter 3.6 - The impact of the Russian Civil War 1917-21

Question 1

Chapter 3.6 - rcw

Answer 1

chapter 3.6

Question 2

Political Impacts of the Russian Civil War:
What did the Cheka implement during the Russian Civil War?

Answer 2

War Communism

Question 3

What was the largest peasant revolt against War Communism?

Answer 3

Tombov’s Rebellion

Question 4

When was the Tombov’s Rebellion and how many people were killed?

Answer 4

1920-1921, 140,000 killed

Question 5

What 3 things made up the Red Terror, which the Cheka implemented?

Answer 5

• War Communism
• Elimination of kulaks
• Enforcement of Conscription

Question 6

What did Stalin use to gain power?

Answer 6

Opposition to the NEP within the Politburo

Question 7

What happened to peasants?

Answer 7

Peasants were conscripted into the Red Army

Question 8

What two Politburo members favoured the NEP?

Answer 8

Zinoviev and Kamenev

Question 9

What two Politburo members opposed the NEP?

Answer 9

Rykov and Tomsky

Question 10

Economic Impacts of the Russian Civil War:
What happened to Russian economy during the Russian Civil War?

Answer 10

The Russian economy was destroyed by the Civil War

Question 11

How much did coal production fall from 1913 to 1921?

Answer 11

1913 - 29 million tonnes
1921 - 8.9 million tonnes

Question 12

How much was the rouble worth in 1920 relative to its value in 1917?

Answer 12

1%

Question 13

How much of wages were paid in kind by 1921?

Answer 13

90%

Question 14

How much did industry fall to in comparison of pre-war levels?

Answer 14

20%

Question 15

How much did the population decrease in cities?

Answer 15

The population of cities was 50% of their 1917 levels

Question 16

What did the Bolsheviks introduce during the Russian Civil War?

Answer 16

War Communism

Question 17

Why did War Communism cause chaos?

Answer 17

Smaller businesses such as market stalls were nationalised

Question 18

What led to starvation in rural areas?

Answer 18

The Cheka forcibly taking food from the countryside and giving it to the proletariat and the Red Army

Question 19

When did the Bolsheviks realise that change was needed in regards to War Communism?

Answer 19

The Kronstadt rising

Question 20

What did Lenin replace War Communism with?

Answer 20

The New Economic Policy (NEP)

Question 21

Where and when did Lenin announce the NEP?

Answer 21

At the 10th Party Congress in March 1921

Question 22

When was the NEP scrapped and what was introduced?

Answer 22

Scrapped by Stalin in 1929, he introduced the ‘Great Turn’

Question 23

Social Impacts of the Russian Civil War:
How many people died in the Russian Civil War?

Answer 23

10 million

Question 24

Who was blamed for shortages in 1918?

Answer 24

Kulaks

Question 25

What were the Cheka ordered to do?

Answer 25

Requisition any food surpluses

Question 26

How many people were killed in the famine of 1920-21?

Answer 26

5 million

Question 27

What caused the 1920-21 famine?

Answer 27

Grain requisitioning, transport problems

Question 28

How much did food production in Ukraine fall by?

Answer 28

20%