Russian Rev AOS2 Lesson 4

Identify causes of the Russian Civil War (select all correct answers)

• Dismissal of Constituent Assembly

• Democracy

• Lack of reform

• Ongoing economic and social issues

• Tsarists, SRs and other opponents supported the Revolution

The army that took over the Trans Siberian railway were the...

• Turkish Legion

• Swedish Legion

• German Legion

• Cossack Legion

• Czech Legion

Identify features of the Red Army under Trotsky (select all correct answers).

• Harsh discipline

• Promotion based on birth/title/class

• Incentives given for successes

• Won every battle

• Effectively used propaganda

The White Armies were NOT...

• supported by foreign armies

• made up of Tsarists, conservatives and SRs

• loyal to Lenin

• loyal to Russia

• many armies that surrounded the Bolsheviks

The Greens were... (select all correct answers)

• Not really an army

• Not whites or Reds

• A threat to the Bolsheviks

• Located away from major cities

• Mainly made up of local peasant militias

True or False: The Communists defeated Poland in the Polish-Soviet War (1920-1921)

• True

• False

Reasons why the Reds (Communists) defeated the Whites was... (select all correct answers).

• Reds were better organised and better trained

• Trotsky was a military mastermind

• The Whites controlled Petrograd and Moscow

• Support from foreign armies made Whites look like traitors

• Reds used Terror and propaganda better than Whites

Effects of the Civil War included...

• Increased food production

• Increased factory production

• Increased famine and disease

• Increased support for Tsarism

• Increased wages

True or False: During the Civil War, Lenin said he wanted peace.

• True

• False

Soviet historians like CPSU and Trotsky believe the Reds won because...

• The Red Army was loved by the people

• The Red Army was unpopular but strong

• The Red Army was supported by foreign armies

• The Red Army had an image problem

• The Red Army had the best uniforms and cool hats