russian civil war
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- Created on: 20-03-21 15:00
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- The Russian civil war
- started by the treaty of Brest-lutov
- lenin had promised peace so saw this as the only option
- gave up 76% of coal and iron core and 26% of the population
- the treaty was very unpopular
- lenin had promised peace so saw this as the only option
- the strengths of the reds
- geography
- occupied only 1/5 of land
- but was the most densely populated areas-(70 million)
- 1920- army = 5 mill
- this meant that they could conscript more men
- brought in 1918- 1mill
- but was the most densely populated areas-(70 million)
- occupied the most industrialised areas
- more access to factories to manufacture weapons - 28 million shells
- occupied only 1/5 of land
- Trotskys leadership
- had ex-tsarist officers in the army- which meant the forces were more experienced
- had tsarist officers paired up so would rebel
- made use of the railway- travelled to the frontline alot = kept moral up
- made dessertion punishable by death
- geography
- the weakness of the whites
- geography
- were more seprated- occupyed areas such as serbia
- had less access to factories and the railways
- although they had the support of foregin powers ...
- support was limited
- after end of WW1 many didnt see the need to intervne
- most troops left
- after end of WW1 many didnt see the need to intervne
- had spilt aims
- britain and churchill-(PM did not agree) were fighting an ideological war
- 100 mill in supplies
- USA wanted to protect suply dumps in cezc region
- britain and churchill-(PM did not agree) were fighting an ideological war
- support was limited
- 200,000 troops in 1918
- no centralised leader
- geography
- The whites lost
- kolchack
- 150,000 men managed to push reds back 250miles but eventually retreated eastwards
- Denkin
- 150,000 men, had initail successs= close to moscow- counter attack 1920= defeat
- Yudenich
- 150,000-NW army came close to petrograd but capital chnaged 1918
- kolchack
- started by the treaty of Brest-lutov
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