The Red Army
When was the Red Army formed?
1918
Who were the soldiers in the White Army
Veterans of WWI, volunteers, and peasants
What was the treaty?
Radical faction of what party?
The Soviet Revolutionary party
What triggered the Red Terror?
the trigger was anti-Bolshevik violence by the left SRs
Why was the Red Army formed?
They formed in response to local conditions and the Bolshevik policy
When was the treaty signed?
March 3, 1918
Employed what to achieve their goals?
terrorism
Who did the terror target?
Suspected counter-revolutionaries
What was the army composed of?
Peasants, Industrial workers, and former soldiers
Who was the general that controlled the White Army in North-Western Russia?
General Yudenich
Who had to ratify the treaty once it was finalized?
The Soviet Union
when did they move away from the mainstream socialist revolutionary party?
1917
How long was the Red Terror?
2 years
By 1920 how many people were in the Red Army?
3 million
who fought alongside the White Army?
Republicans, liberals, and anit-bolsheviks
When did negotiations of the treaty begin?
December 1917
when did the Left SRs break away from the SRs?
1917
what did some Bolsheviks portray the terror as?
A clever war
Who improved and help shape the Red Army?
Leon Trotsky
What are the two main reasons why the White Army failed?
1. They were very divided and there was little communication and coordination
2. They failed to show Russia an alternate government from the Bolshevik rule
What happened to Russia after the treaty?
Parties were divided, Russia lost land, people, and industry because of Germany
Left SR leaders joined what government?
Soviet Government
What was the Red Terror?
A 2 year long period of coercion, violence, and extra-legal killing by the CHEKA starting in 1918