to what extent was the communist victory thanks to weakness of the opposition
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- to what extent was the failures of the opposition the main reason for red victory
- yes
- the whites had forgein support and outnumber the reds
- however were disunited in their aims
- uk wanted to fight an ideological war, whereas the US and japan wanted to preserve economic interests
- after WW1 lost alot of forgen support
- no longer saw the need to continue
- 1918-200,000
- geographical placement
- occupied 80%
- but were the more remote areas
- less access to industry and men for conscription
- but were the more remote areas
- occupied 80%
- however were disunited in their aims
- also had no centralised leadership
- the whites had forgein support and outnumber the reds
- No
- the strengths of the reds
- geographical placment
- only occupied 20% of land
- but was most industrialied areas
- 28 mill shells
- access to the railways
- 70 mill men
- 1918-conscription - 1mill
- 1920-5mill in army
- but was most industrialied areas
- only occupied 20% of land
- trotskys leadership
- used ex-tsarist officers to trai n troops
- troops = more experianced
- MRC
- travelled to the front
- boosted moral
- fighting for a singular cause
- boosted moral
- used ex-tsarist officers to trai n troops
- geographical placment
- the strengths of the reds
- yes
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