Support - Reasons for Red Victory Flashcards

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Why did the peasants support the Reds?

A

They feared the loss of their newly-acquired land and were assured by the Reds that the land they had taken would stay theirs

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Why did workers and soldiers support the Reds?

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The reds wanted to protect the gains from 1917

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Why would nationalists/minorities support the Reds?

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The Reds were more pragmatic about the nationalists/minorities desire for independence

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4
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Which group made up the majority of the Whites?

A

tsarists

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Why did tsarists support the Whites?

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They wanted to ‘put the clock to before the revolution

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How many Jews were murdered by White Armies?

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50,000 Jews

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What White slogan intimidated the ethnic minorities?

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‘Russia, one and indivisible’

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8
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2 examples of the whites being opposed by Nationalists

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the nationalists in Ukraine and Georgia

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