Reason for Bolshevik win: Leadership

Question 1

Who was the Bolshevik War Commissar?

Answer 1

Trotsky

Question 2

What role did Trotsky have?

Answer 2

Bolshevik War Commissar

Question 3

How did Lenin ensure support?

Answer 3

Ensuring the Bolshevik supporters remained united in their belief in the socialist cause

Question 4

Why was the whites leadership poor?

Answer 4

Geographical distance and different aims

Question 5

What were the characteristics of the white leadership?

Answer 5

Some were socialist others were conservative

Question 6

Who were the leaders of the white army?

Answer 6

Yudenich
Kolchak
Deniken
Wrangel

Question 7

Which white leaders were concentrated in the south?

Answer 7

Deniken

Wrangel

Question 8

Where Deniken and Wrangel based?

Answer 8

South

Question 9

Which white leaders were concentrated in the North-east?

Answer 9

Admiral Kolchak

Question 10

Where was Admiral Kolchak based?

Answer 10

North-east

Question 11

Which white leaders were concentrated in the West?

Answer 11

Yudenich

Question 12

Where was Yudenich based?

Answer 12

West

Question 13

What did Trotsky create out of the Red Guards?

Answer 13

Red Army

Question 14

Why did Trotsky bring in ex-Tsarist officers?

Answer 14

Bring in expertise

Question 15

Who did Troskty bring in to build up expertise?

Answer 15

Ex-tsarist officers

Question 16

What enabled men under Trotsky to be promoted?

Answer 16

Initiative and courage

Question 17

What did Trotsky travel in?

Answer 17

Armoured train

Question 18

Where did Trotsky travel to in his armoured train?

Answer 18

Front lines to encourage troops

Question 19

What did Trotsky do in times of crisis?

Answer 19

Assumed command, inspired and encourages troops in great efforts and eventual victory

Question 20

What white leaders distrusted each other?

Answer 20

Kolchak and Denikin