Russian October to Civil War

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Red Army commander during the Russian Civil War?

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Leon Trotsky

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White armies:

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A loose alliance of anti-Bolshevik forces lacking a unified vision for Russia's future.

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Not a factor in Red victory in Russian Civil War:

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Reds had more experienced generals than Whites.

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Majority of Red Army soldiers were:

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Conscripted peasants

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Bolshevik leaders like Lenin, Trotsky, and Dzerzhinsky's view on violence and terror:

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They fully embraced violence as the most effective means to defend the revolution and eliminate counter-revolutionary threats.

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Decree on Red Terror (5 Sept 1918) powers granted to the Cheka, except:

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Operate tribunals to review cases of accused counter-revolutionaries.

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Purpose of the Red Terror?

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Instil fear and obedience in the Russian population through random violence.

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Counter-revolutionaries executed by the Cheka during the Red Terror?

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200,000

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Lenin re-entered Russia through which province?

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Finland

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Nation that aided Lenin's return to Russia in 1917?

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Germany