The Civil War Contenders
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- The Civil War 1918-1921
- The White Army
- Wanted a return to the Tsarist regime- mainly aristocrats and monarchists
- Were formed under General Kornilov and based in Southern Russia
- In 1918 the Allies stayed on after the First World War to fight against Lenin's revolutionary government.
- The Red Army
- Organised and led by Trotsky. Visited the troops often to motivate them.
- Supported Lenin and his revolution.
- Very efficient and well organised. Had War Communism for weapons. Used the Cheka on opponents.
- Nationalists
- Czech Legion 1917- Austro-Hungarian POW mainly Czech and Slovakian. Wanted their own national state.
- Polish Legion 1919- took Kiev. Red Army chased them back hoping they'd join them. Poland stood against them and was given a large part of Belorussia
- The Finns fought for independence just like the Polish and Ukrainians.
- The Green Army
- Opposed both The Whites and The Reds.
- Wanted power to be handed to local organisations of peasants.
- The White Army
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