The Course Of The Civil War Flashcards
What initially happened in summer 1918
Denikin attacked the Don region
Was denikin’s attempt in Don region successful
No- red army resistance prevented him from linking up with the white armies in the Easter
How was to summer 1918 attempt a three pronged attack
Kolchaks army captured Kazan and Santa but were stopped by reds
What happened in summer 1919
Denikin got close to Moscow but Trotskyist forced them towards China
What occurred in October 1919
Yudenich got close to Petrograd but was forced back by reds
How many troops were in Yudenich’s army
15000 (small)
When was kolchak in retreat and then killed
Autumn 1919=retreat
1920= captured and shot
Who replaced denikin in Crimea
Wrangel
What happened in 1920
White army held out until green army fought with reds, causing french and British ships to evacuate
Who did the green peasant army fight under
Nestor makhno
What was the result by 1920
Most of former Russian empire was in communist hands
What was a consequence of the civil war
10 million killed due to hunger, disease and war
What occurred in the second stage of the civil war
Poles invaded Ukraine but driven back by general Tukhachesky
What happened after the second polish rising was crushed
Treaty of Riga signed (1921)
What did the treaty of riga state
Granted Poland self-rule along with parts of Galicia and Byelorussia
Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania were confirmed as independent
