Why did the Reds win the Civil War?
Reasons for the Communist victory in the Civil War of 1918-1921
- Created by: 18191939
- Created on: 05-04-14 19:25
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- Why did the Reds win the Civil War?
- Disunity of the Whites
- White forces fought for different goals
- Some wanted democracy whilst some wanted tsarism
- Some anti-Communist forces fought amongst themselves
- White forces fought for different goals
- Geographical factors
- Could produce more munitions
- Could use railways to send troops and distribute munitions
- Could communicate more effectively
- Organisation
- More effective communication
- Whites launched offensives at different times
- Maximised weapon production through War Communism
- The Terror
- The Cheka removed political opposition
- Civilians offered choice between joining army and execution
- Able to feed the cities through grain requisitioning
- Trotsky and the Red Army
- Recruited former officers of Tsarist army to fight for Communists
- Ensured their loyalty by holding their families hostage
- Political officers assigned to all Red Army units
- Trotsky toured every Front in the war, checking up on units and delivering speeches
- Recruited former officers of Tsarist army to fight for Communists
- Disunity of the Whites
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