IMPACT OF RUSSIAN CIVIL WAR 2

Question 1

End fo 1920, Bolshevik control over russia assured by

Answer 1

defeating white army but faced significant consequences

Question 2

conceq 1) DEVESTATING IMPACT ON SOCIETY

Answer 2

conscripts, strict military disciplin and economic policy of war placed burden on population> 10m deaths from starvation/disease/fighting

Question 3

conceq2) introduction of terror

Answer 3

level of terror initiated by Cheka against political and class enemies inc= red terror- Romanov family executed, 10k executed

Question 4

conceq3) impact on communist party- war made act quick so

Answer 4

decision making became mroe centralised and less democratic

Question 5

conceq3) impact on communist party- POLITBURO

Answer 5

created march 1919 including 7-9 memebrrs(lenin Trotsky Stalin) act more quick than party central committee. dominated gov and sovnarkom their to merely rubber stamp their deciosns.

Question 6

conceq 3) impact on communist party- bolshevization of soviets

Answer 6

local soviets were taken over by local communist party org through ballet rigging or cheka intimidation = bolshevization of the soviets

Question 7

conceq3- impact on communist party stats

Answer 7

state became beurocratic(5.4m worked for gov)
party membership grew(1.4m recruited 1917-20)
society became militarised(5m in red army by end of civil war)

Question 8

conceq4- impact on ideology.

Answer 8

cw led to alienation of many foreign powers as they supported anti b white forces

Question 9

conceq5- metering crisis by 1921

Answer 9

b now faced opp from workers/peaasnts/silords/factions within their own party