Military Strength - Reasons for Red Victory

Question 1

How many men in red Army in 1917?

Answer 1

1.5 million

Question 2

How many men in Red Army by 1920?

Answer 2

3.5 million

Question 3

What did Trotsky supply for the Red Army?

Answer 3

a unified command structure

Question 4

What 2 types of people did Trotsky use in the Red Army?

Answer 4

• war/political commissars

- former tsarist officers

Question 5

What did political commissars do for the Red Army?

Answer 5

They had to countersignal army officers orders

Question 6

What measures did Trotsky introduce in the Red Army - give 3

Answer 6

• ranking
• pay differentials
• extreme punishments

Question 7

How many ex-Tsarist officers were recruited for the Red Army?

Answer 7

50,000

Question 8

What did the Reds use as an instrument of fear?

Answer 8

the CHEKA

Question 9

How many men were in Yudenich’s army (White Army)?

Answer 9

14,000

Question 10

How many men were in Deniken’s Army (white army)?

Answer 10

never more than 100,000 troops

Question 11

What were the limitations of the White Army?

Answer 11

too many officers not enough troops

Question 12

Why did many army soldiers desert the White army?

Answer 12

the armies were treated with contempt