Civil War Historiography

Question 1

Pipes

Answer 1

White army was better than red but lost because of disadvantages

Whites held geographical disadvantages

Question 2

Service

Answer 2

What took everyone aback was the brilliance of Trotsky’s ruthlessness and organisational capacity

Question 3

Mawdsley

Answer 3

Foreign intervention was often half-hearted and military ineffective

Ttrosky was the figurehead that the red army rallied behind

Question 4

Lynch

Answer 4

Red army better than White army. Whites also made mistakes

Question 5

Swain

Answer 5

The civil war became a war between Red Bolsheviks and White Generals