Foreign Intervention in the Civil War (AQA A-Level History): Flashcards
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Treaty signed March 1918 ending Russia's WWI role
Treaty signed March 1918 ending Russia's WWI role
Treaty of Brest-Litovsk
Period of foreign intervention in Russia
Period of foreign intervention in Russia
1918-1920
Four main areas of foreign intervention
Four main areas of foreign intervention
N Russia, Far East, S Russia/Caucasus, Central Siberia
Primary motive for intervention in 1918
Primary motive for intervention in 1918
Keep Russia fighting WWI, prevent German troop transfers
US diplomat on secret peace mission, March 1919
US diplomat on secret peace mission, March 1919
William C Bullitt
Size of US force at Vladivostok
Size of US force at Vladivostok
11,000 troops
Group controlling Trans-Siberian Railway sections
Group controlling Trans-Siberian Railway sections
Czech Legion
Military effect of foreign interventions
Military effect of foreign interventions
Limited: small scale, poor coordination, minor fighting
When Britain recognised Bolshevik state
When Britain recognised Bolshevik state
November 1920 (via trade agreement)
Kennan's argument on intervention's long-term impact
Kennan's argument on intervention's long-term impact
Poisoned Soviet-Western relations long-term