(reasons for victory) Weaknesses (reasons for loss) Russian War: (1920-1921) History 12 REDS WHITES Who: Everyone who opposed them - Czarists, Who: Bolsheviks Mensheviks, S.R.'s, Students, Cossacks, army officers, bourgeoisie AND Wanted: to consolidate power & "Western Interventionists" (Britain, France, continue the communist revolution USA, Japan, Canada) Wanted: stop Bolshevism, and by Tof B-L Strengths / reasons for victory: 1) Controlled Central Russia around Result: Russian population thought Whites Moscow treasonous for Western support - controlled industrial centre/ military -Bolsheviks not West from the start supplies 2) Secret Police - Cheka & "Red Terror" Weaknesses / reasons for loss: 3) Trotsky's generalship (tactics) 1) often only controlled countryside (not central 4) United with a purpose areas) 5)support from lower working class & 2) huge reprisals against who supported peasantry Whites 3) fought as independent groups - lacked unity of * WON - Lenin is in power command - disorganized 4) Allied intervention less than half-hearted
(reasons for victory) Weaknesses (reasons for loss) History 12 Russian War: (1920-1921) REDS Who: Bolsheviks Wanted: to consolidate power & continue the communist revolution Strengths / reasons for victory: 1) Controlled Central Russia around Moscow - controlled industrial centre/ military supplies 2) Secret Police - Cheka & "Red Terror" 3) Trotsky's generalship (tactics) 4) United with a purpose 5)support from lower working class & peasantry * WON - Lenin is in power WHITES Who: Everyone who opposed them - Czarists, Mensheviks, S.R.'s, Students, Cossacks, army officers, bourgeoisie AND "Western Interventionists" (Britain, France, USA, Japan, Canada) Wanted: stop Bolshevism, and by Tof B-L Result: Russian population thought Whites treasonous for Western support -Bolsheviks not West from the start Weaknesses / reasons for loss: 1) often only controlled countryside (not central areas) 2) huge reprisals against who supported Whites 3) fought as independent groups - lacked unity of command - disorganized 4) Allied intervention less than half-hearted