Foreign Relations - civil war Flashcards
When did foreign intervention in the civil war occur
From 1918-1920
Finish the sentence:
Though the geographical scope was vast….
The number of troops engaged was small and they did little direct fighting
At the time, how did foreign intervention seem to the Bolsheviks?
Like an existential threat to the survival of Bolshevik Russia
In 1918 what had the two main motives of foreign intervention been
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
What was a lesser motive of the intervention in the civil war?
To protect the vast dumps of armaments and war materials that had been shipping to Russia by the Allies
When did the first motive of foreign intervention cease to apply?
Why did intervention continue?
After the German armistice in November 1918
Because of the wish to support anti-Bolshevik forces
Give another reason why foreign intervention in the civil war continued
Because of divisions and muddled thinking within allied government
Give the two ways in which the British and French intervened
British navy patrolled in the Baltic seas
Southern Russia, Ukraine and Black Sea there were French and British naval forces
Where were American troops based?
In the Far East in Vladivostok
How many American troops were stationed in Vladivostok
11,000
What happened in Central Siberia
Sections of the Siberian Railway were controlled by the Czech Legion
What was a problem for the Allied governments?
They were often out of touch with the speed of events
Why were the Allied governments often out of touch or speed with events?
They had little accurate or up to date knowledge of what was happening
What did governments depend on due to the absence of normal diplomatic activity
On a handful of individuals who sent snippets of information
How were reports from individuals not the most reliable sources?
They were sometimes misleading, encouraging a degree of wishful thinking
As well as in military intervention, how else were Allied governments uncertain about how to respond?
In peace making attempts
What briefly raised hopes for a possible peace compromise
A secret American diplomatic mission to Moscow in 1919
When did the possible peace in 1919 lapse?
When President Wilson and Britain and France failed to back US Diplomat Bullitt’s attempt at a compromise with Lenin
Give two reasons why foreign intervention did not bring down the Bolshevik regime
The were on a small scale with little coordination
What did most allied troops do?
Remained in their bases and fought only minor skirmishes
What occurred in November 1920
The Anglo-Soviet pact was signed
What did the Anglo Soviet pact accept?
De facto recognition of a soviet state
How did the Anglo Soviet pact accept soviet rule?
The British government agreed to negotiate a trade agreement with Bolshevik Russia
How did the Bolshevik regime therefore start out?
As an isolated regime
