Chp6.2Civil War-White Weaknesses Flashcards
Why was the White disunity a key factor in their failure?
-They fought as separate detachments which allowed them to be picked off by the Reds
Why did the Whites not unite?
They were unwilling to sacrifice individual interests in oder to form a united anti-Bolshevik front
In the rare cases where Whites united, why were their efforts futile?
They were too widely scattered geographically to be able to bring sufficient pressure on the Reds
Why was the White dependance on foreign aid a negative factor?
-help arrived in seldom quantities in the right place at the right time
What was a disadvantage regarding White leadership?
They didn’t have the effective leadership which Trotsky gave
In the summer of 1918 which leader and army attacked in the Don region Tsaritsyn?
leader: Denikin
army: mostly Cossacks
What was Tsaritsyn (the location Denikin and his Cossack army threatened) later renamed?
Stalingrad
How were the Reds successful against Denikin and his Cossack army?
They prevented him from linking up with White armies in the East
While Denikin and his Cossack army threatened the Don region Tsaritsyn, who else’s army threatened the Reds and where?
Kolchak’s army captured the cities of Kazan and Samara
How were the Reds successful against Kolchak’s army who captured the cities of Kazan and Samara?
They hated Kolchak through Red counter-attacks
What were the 2 cities which Kolchak’s army capture before being defeated by Red counter-attacks?
Kazan and Samara
When did Denikin begin another attack on the Reds?
in the Summer of 1919
In the summer of 1919, how did Denikins second offensive threaten the Reds?
His offensive got dangerously close to Moscow by October
How did the Reds defeat Denikin in October 1919?
Trotsky forced Denikin’s army south towards the Crimea
How many men was in Yudenich’s army?
15,000
How did Yudenich’s army threaten the Reds in October 1919?
They got close to Petrograd
How did the Reds oppose Yudenichs 15,000 man army in October 1919 after marching close to Petrograd?
The Reds forced back his troops
What happened to Kolchak in 1919 and 1920?
1919- He was in retreat
1920-He was captured and shot
Who replaced Denikin in the Crimea in 1920?
Wrangel
How was Wrangel successful?
They held out against the Reds for several months
Who crushed Wrangels army?
The Green peasant army
Under who’s leadership did the Green peasant army crush Wrangels army?
Nestor Makhno
What happened in November 1920?
British and French ships evacuated the remnants of the White army from the Crimea
Why was the death of the Tsar a weakness for the Whites?
For some White Armies they were driven in battle to bring the Tsar back
