The Bolshevik victory (Edexcel GCSE History): Flashcards
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Years of Russian Civil War
Years of Russian Civil War
1918-21
War Communism purpose
War Communism purpose
Mobilize resources for the war effort
Red Army size
Red Army size
Over 5 million soldiers
White Army max size
White Army max size
250,000 troops
Bolsheviks' geographic control
Bolsheviks' geographic control
Central Russia
Trotsky's role from 1918
Trotsky's role from 1918
Commissar for War
How Trotsky ensured officers' loyalty
How Trotsky ensured officers' loyalty
Kept their families as hostages
Role of political commissars
Role of political commissars
Maintained discipline & spread Bolshevik propaganda
Socialist Military Oath purpose
Socialist Military Oath purpose
Swear loyalty to Bolshevik cause
White Army's leadership problem
White Army's leadership problem
Divided leadership, no single leader
Why were Whites unpopular?
Why were Whites unpopular?
Associated with old aristocracy & foreign domination
Foreign powers in Russian Civil War
Foreign powers in Russian Civil War
British, French, Japanese, American
Effect of foreign intervention on Bolshevik propaganda
Effect of foreign intervention on Bolshevik propaganda
Became propaganda gift for Bolsheviks
Ideological groups in White movement
Ideological groups in White movement
Monarchists, liberals, left-wing groups
Russian Civil War outcome
Russian Civil War outcome
Bolshevik victory in 1921