Reason for Bolshevik win: Resources/ Logistics

Question 1

What was the size of the Reds before Trotsky?

Answer 1

3.5 million

Question 2

What was the size of the Reds after Trotsky?

Answer 2

5 million

Question 3

How were the ex-tsarist officers in the red helpful?

Answer 3

Countered the Whites attacks

Question 4

What was the impact of the red terror?

Answer 4

Prevented dessertions

Question 5

How many white soldiers were said to exist at one point?

Answer 5

500,000

Question 6

Which army was said to have 500,000 soldiers?

Answer 6

Whites

Question 7

What did the whites rely on?

Answer 7

Foreign supply rearmaments

Question 8

By what factor was the reds greater than the whites?

Answer 8

10

Question 9

What area did the reds control and why was this significant?

Answer 9

West of Russia, which were more populated areas so larger reservoir of manpower.

Had access to leftover WW1 weapons

Question 10

When did many foreign troops leave?

Answer 10

1919

Question 11

What was the impact of foreign troops leaving in 1919?

Answer 11

Whites relied heavily on foreign support

Question 12

How did the Bolsheviks use the whites using foreign troops to their advantage?

Answer 12

Propoganda that showed them as pro-Russia Patriots