Bolshevik Consolidation, 1918–1924: The Civil War (AQA A-Level History): Flashcards
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Trotsky's military training background
Trotsky's military training background
No formal military training or battlefield experience
Size of Red Army under Trotsky
Size of Red Army under Trotsky
Exceeded 3 million men
Trotsky's key skills as Red Army leader
Trotsky's key skills as Red Army leader
Organiser and propagandist
Distance Trotsky's train travelled
Distance Trotsky's train travelled
65,000 miles
Number of former tsarist officers recruited
Number of former tsarist officers recruited
Approximately 50,000
Role of political commissars
Role of political commissars
Countersigned orders & instilled Bolshevik ideology
Punishment for desertion in Red Army
Punishment for desertion in Red Army
Execution
Cheka's role in Red Army
Cheka's role in Red Army
Shot deserters behind front lines
Trotsky's primary achievement as leader
Trotsky's primary achievement as leader
Inspiring confidence and elevating morale
Trotsky's belief about maintaining proletariat rule
Trotsky's belief about maintaining proletariat rule
Required dictatorship 'at all costs'