CIVIL WAR 1917-21 Flashcards
What did some opposition groups see the war as?
An opportunity to launch a counter-offensive against the Bolsheviks.
What was the one event that signalled the start of war?
Kerensky’s Petrograd Offensive.
When was Kerensky’s and General Krasnov’s offensive brought to a halt?
November 1917
Where did opposition spring from in early 1918?
Cossaks in the region of the Don and the Urals.
When did Lenin proclaim the war was about to end? After what event?
In April 1918, following the defeat of General Kornilov’s volunteer army.
Who were the SRs keen to ally with in May 1918?
The Czechs.
What happened in September 1918?
The Directory Government emerged in Ufa.
When did Admiral Kolchak announce himself as supreme ruler of the white armies?
November 1918.
When did the White armies fight against the Reds?
From December 1918 to the end of 1920.
When did Polish forces attack Russia? Where did they reach?
April 1921, they reached as far as Kiev in the east.
When did the Red troops drive out the last of the White troops from Southern Russia?
November 1921.
Who were the Green Armies?
Groups of armed peasants.
What did defeat on the Polish campaign bring upon the Bolsheviks?
Brought a similar kind of humiliation as the Russo-Japanese war had brought upon NII.
What was not abandoned in foreign policy? What was FP centred on alternatively?
Did not abandon Comintern or the concept of ‘world revolution’. Centred on developing peaceful relations.
How many people died as a result of war, famine and disease?
About 10 million.
How much had industry fallen in comparison to pre-war levels of capacity?
Ten to twenty per cent.
How much had the population of cities declined?
Decimated to around 50% of their 1917 levels.
What did the post-war government consist of?
Men who had served in the Red Army, the Cheka and other bodies.
What is the militaristic approach to government reflected in?
The introduction of war communism.
What was the NEP introduced to bring?
Stability to government even though it appeared to be in contradiction of all that the communists stood for.
