Extra detail: Foreign relations and the attitudes of foreign powers Flashcards
Where were Canadian, Australian and Italian forces based during the Civil War?
Archangel’sk
Where were Turkish troops active during the Civil War?
Caucasus
When did a Japanese warship arrive at Vladivostok?
Jan 1918
When did a 3 day battle take place at the Archangel’sk front?
Nov 1918
When was Baku occupied by British forces?
Nov 1918
When did Allied forces land in the Black Sea?
Nov 1918
When did German forces arrive in Latvia to oppose the Red Army?
Feb 1919
When was the Bullitt peace mission and what was its purpose?
March 1919, aimed to broker an agreement between Russia and the Allies that would end the Civil War, lift the Allied blockades and allow the Allies to withdraw their troops
Was the Bullitt mission successful?
Yes and no
Lenin agreed to its terms but it was rejected by the Paris conference
When did the Allied governments call off their blockade?
Jan 1920
When were the defeated White armies evacuated by British warships?
March 1920
When were the Polish armies in Ukraine defeated by the Red Army?
June 1920
What was a major problem for the Allied governments during the Civil War?
They often had little accurate or up-to-date knowledge of events
What did the Allied governments have to rely on for information during the Civil War?
Handfuls of individuals who sent snippets of information
These reports were sometimes misleading, wishful thinking, or accurate but not listened to
Why did Lenin offer big concessions to Bullitt?
He was worried about anti-Bolshevik victories and the impact of the Allied blockade of trade and shipping
