Foreign Relations - civil war Flashcards

1
Q

When did foreign intervention in the civil war occur

A

From 1918-1920

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2
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Finish the sentence:

Though the geographical scope was vast….

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The number of troops engaged was small and they did little direct fighting

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3
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At the time, how did foreign intervention seem to the Bolsheviks?

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Like an existential threat to the survival of Bolshevik Russia

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4
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In 1918 what had the two main motives of foreign intervention been

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To keep Russia in the First World War and to prevent or delay the mass transfer of German forces from the Eastern front to the West

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5
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What was a lesser motive of the intervention in the civil war?

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To protect the vast dumps of armaments and war materials that had been shipping to Russia by the Allies

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6
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When did the first motive of foreign intervention cease to apply?

Why did intervention continue?

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After the German armistice in November 1918

Because of the wish to support anti-Bolshevik forces

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7
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Give another reason why foreign intervention in the civil war continued

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Because of divisions and muddled thinking within allied government

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8
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Give the two ways in which the British and French intervened

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British navy patrolled in the Baltic seas

Southern Russia, Ukraine and Black Sea there were French and British naval forces

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9
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Where were American troops based?

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In the Far East in Vladivostok

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10
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How many American troops were stationed in Vladivostok

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11,000

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11
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What happened in Central Siberia

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Sections of the Siberian Railway were controlled by the Czech Legion

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12
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What was a problem for the Allied governments?

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They were often out of touch with the speed of events

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13
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Why were the Allied governments often out of touch or speed with events?

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They had little accurate or up to date knowledge of what was happening

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14
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What did governments depend on due to the absence of normal diplomatic activity

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On a handful of individuals who sent snippets of information

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15
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How were reports from individuals not the most reliable sources?

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They were sometimes misleading, encouraging a degree of wishful thinking

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16
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As well as in military intervention, how else were Allied governments uncertain about how to respond?

A

In peace making attempts

17
Q

What briefly raised hopes for a possible peace compromise

A

A secret American diplomatic mission to Moscow in 1919

18
Q

When did the possible peace in 1919 lapse?

A

When President Wilson and Britain and France failed to back US Diplomat Bullitt’s attempt at a compromise with Lenin

19
Q

Give two reasons why foreign intervention did not bring down the Bolshevik regime

A

The were on a small scale with little coordination

20
Q

What did most allied troops do?

A

Remained in their bases and fought only minor skirmishes

21
Q

What occurred in November 1920

A

The Anglo-Soviet pact was signed

22
Q

What did the Anglo Soviet pact accept?

A

De facto recognition of a soviet state

23
Q

How did the Anglo Soviet pact accept soviet rule?

A

The British government agreed to negotiate a trade agreement with Bolshevik Russia

24
Q

How did the Bolshevik regime therefore start out?

A

As an isolated regime

25
Q

How were relations with foreign powers during the civil war?

A

Hostile