The Course of the Civil War Flashcards
What was the Civil War characterised by?
Fluid campaigns, battles and skirmishes
Why were the Whites immediately at a disadvantage?
They lacked a single command
They were separated by vast distances
Their aims were mostly different
Where were the Reds and Whites situated?
The Reds were based in a central European Russia
The Whites appeared to threaten the Reds from all sides
When and where did Denikin launch his first offensive?
What role did red resistance play?
Summer, 1918 in the Don Region.
Red resistance prevented White armies from linking
Which cities did Kolchak’s armies reach and capture? And what happened in November, 1918?
Kolchak’s armies captured Samara and Kazan before being halted by Red resistance.
In November, 1918, Kolchak declared himself ‘Supreme Ruler of Russia’
When did Denikin launch his second offensive? How far did he get?
Denikin launched his second offensive in Summer 1919
He got dangerously close to Moscow before being pushed towards the Crimea
How large were Yudenich’s forces? And where did they get close to?
Yudenich’s forces numbered 15,000 and got dangerously close to Petrograd
When was Kolchak in retreat?
Kolchak was in retreat by Autumn 1919
He was captured and shot in 1920
What role did the British and French play?
They evacuated White forces from the Crimea in 1920
When did the war against the whites end, and how many died?
1920, and 10 million
When did the Civil War end?
1921
What was the war characterised by after 1920?
Nationalist struggle
What role did Tuchachevsky play?
He drove back the Polish invasion of Western Ukraine
In what year was the Treaty of Riga, and what did it do?
- It granted Poland self-rule
Which countries had their independence confirmed at the end of the war?
Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania
