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?
What is the SR party?
It is a Socialist Revolution party
What triggered the Red Terror?
the trigger was anti-Bolshevik violence by the left SRs
Why was the Red Army formed?
To defend the new regime during the Russian Revolution
They formed in response to local conditions and the Bolshevik policy
When was the treaty signed?
March 3, 1918
What year did the left SRs break away from the SRs
They broke away in 1917
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 the Left SRs murder the German ambassador?
The Left SRs murdered the German Ambassador in July 1918
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
Who did the Left SRs murder?
They murdered the German Ambassador
What year did the Red Terror start?
1918
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
Why did the Left SRs move away from the mainstream Socialist Revolution party?
They moved away because of its support for the Russian war effort in World War 1
How did some Bolsheviks portray the Red Terror?
Some Bolsheviks portrayed the Terror as a clever war