Russian Civil War 1919-21
Notes:
- The Bolsheviks were the ‘Reds’
- All groups who opposed them were the ‘Whites’
- Whites were mainly:
- Tsarist officers
- Cossacks-> The guys with the horses therefore they had a lot of money
- Bourgeoisie-> Upper classes
- Outlawed political groups
- International community-> The rest of the world supported the whites-Canada/ Britain, France, USA, Germany send people to fight!!! Everyone!!!!
Key Points why the Communist party was able to survive:
- Whites won early victories in 1918, but the tides turned due to Leon Trotsky
- Reds were more organized and central
- Allied intervention was only half-hearted
- Reds controlled the industry and had majority of the population
- Lower classes were generally Red
- Middle and upper classes were White
- Peasants were neutral