Civil War Flashcards
Political Impact of the Civil War 1917-22
White opposition was eliminated along with support for the Whites from abroad. The Tsar and family were killed. Communist control in a one-party state was consolidated
During 1921-22 SR & Menshevik leaders were arrested or forced into exile. In 1921 5,000 men labelled as ‘counter-revolutionary Mensheviks’ were arrested. In 1922 34 prominent SR’s were put on trial in Moscow and 11 were executed
Social Impact of the Civil War 1917-22
widespread famine & cannibalism in some areas. By 1921 cultivated land had shrunk to 62% of the pre-war area, and the harvest yield was only about 37% of normal
opposition to grain requisitioning at a time of famine and disease flared. The Red Army struggled to contain a revolt in the Tambov region in 1920 – 21
Economic Impact of the Civil War 1917-22
War Communism involved nationalisation of large firms and a state monopoly of markets. Also requisitioned Grain. Very unpopular and Lenin replaced it with the NEP (New Economic Policy), which denationalised small firms and allowed peasants to sell surplus products
cultivated land had shrunk to 62% of the pre-war area, and the harvest yield was only about 37% of normal
The Index of gross industrial output fell from 100 in 1913 to 31 in 1921
