Prelim Round 2 mistakes

Question 1

Civil War mistakes

Answer 1

Civil War

Trotsky and Lenin made some strategic decisions together
Trotsky took forces to fiercest and most dangerous parts of the Front - bravery
Four million Reds deserted by the end of 1921
There were full scale mutinities in the Red Army
White Leaders were cruel too leading to dissections and also treated soldiers with contempt
Propaganda-Reds were stealing from peasants and use racist propaganda against the Reds
Peasants liked Reds more as Lenin promised land while whites said they would give it back to former leaders
57k Brits 13k French

Question 2

Stalin mistakes

Answer 2

Anti Trotsky trumvirate dominants Central Comitee
Stalin decided to end the rightist policy of NEP with massive industrialisation and collectivism.

Stalin as head of party organisation influenced who went to the annual party conference where major decisions made as well as deciding the members of the central committee
Trotsky got hostile reception at conferences 1924 and onwards
1926 too late for Trotsky to act as Stalin too influential and powerful by this point
Stalin linked his ideas with the term Leninism through skilful ideological despite Lenin being an internationalist

Question 3

February and WW1 mistakes

Answer 3

February and WW1

Tsarina unpopular as German, of course Germans unpopular he to WW1- 1915
1914- Tannenberg and MS Lakes losses when trying to invade East Germany but this stopped them making inroads into East Germany
Nicholas refused to work in Pro Tsarist Progressive Bloc of Liberal Politicians but Tsar closed down Duma to restrict opposition despite wanting to help Tsar
Field Court Martials post 1905 ‘Nicholas the bloody’
Rasputin minister changes caused instability
Rasputin replaced able ministers with his friends
Government resorted to printing out money which in turn lead to inflation which hurt wealthy too as posssessions became worthless so everyone angry

Question 4

October Revolution mistakes

Answer 4

October Revolution

Second Coalition after Second Offensive not J D

Lenin was one of the Political prisoners released

Kerensky sacking kornilov lead to Kornilov Affarir CHECK

Lenin in What is to be done? Outilines revolution will be secret and planned

60k Russian deaths in Summer Offensive

Lenin decided that the Red Guards defending Petrograd should start a revolution