Russian Civil War

Question 1

outline structure- paragraph 1

Answer 1

Strenghths of the Red
man power
had petrograd
commietment to the cause- one main goal
red army conscription- recruitment of former Tsarist officers
red terror
eladership from Trotsky
had control of transport
war comunism
workers support Bolsheviks

Question 2

Outlinline structure paragraph 2

Answer 2

Role of Trostky:
effective fighting force
'traditional army' - ranks, saluting, death penalty
labour
presence
respect

Question 3

Paragraph 3

Answer 3

Disunity of the Whites: 
lack of commitment
mutual suscpicion
lack of discipline and ability
allies portrayed as using whites as russian puppets
white division

Question 4

paragraph 4

Answer 4

Foreign Intervention@
Britain £100 million worth of arms and money- gave men but then brought them back
French sent in troops to gain moeny back after war debts
Japanese sent in troops to try and gain territory
USA sent in troops to stop Japanese

Question 5

QUOTES

Answer 5

War comunism is what led the reds to win- fiehn
trotsky restored discipline… and turned it into an effective fighting force - Corin & Fiehn
probably the only thing that they all had in common was that they were anti- bolshevik