Russian Civil War

Roughly how many men died fighting in the civil war?

• over 2 million
• over 1 million
• 2.5 million
• 1.6 million

The Dissolution of the Constituent Assembly outraged Liberals and the Social Democrats.

• True
• False

When was the Treaty of Brest Litovsk?

• February 1918
• January 1919
• April 1919
• March 1918

Which one of these is NOT true?

• The Left SR leadership established the 'Komuch', an alternative government.
• The Komuch's aim was to champion the cause of the 'democratic-counter revolution.
• In September 1918, the Komuch and the Provisional Siberian Government joined together to form the Provisional All-Russian Government.
• The SRs benefited from the presence of the region of the Czech Legion.

Which one of these are TRUE?

• Lenin was not prepared to lose the resources of the White armies' territories.
• Mensheviks attempted to overthrow breakaway/separatist regimes
• In Lenin’s ‘Declaration of the Rights of the Peoples of Russia’, he promised non-Russian minorities the right to separate themselves from Russia.
• Ukrainian separatist regime of Simon Petluria occured in 1919-20.

The Whites were believers in Property Rights.

• True
• False

Where did Admiral Kolchak and his army fight?

• Southern Russia
• Siberia and the Urals
• South Western Russia
• The Baltic Region

Which one of these are NOT true?

• The Red Army was led by Trotsky. He was appointed People’s Commissar for War in March 1918.
• The Red Army appointed ex-Tsarist officers to senior positions and many were conscripted.
• The Bolsheviks fully trusted the ex-Tsarist commanders.
• Desertion was a big problem.