Leaders
The Red leader responsible for running the new Bolshevik government.
Vladimir Lenin
Who were the Reds?
The Bolsheviks (communists)
How did Trotsky's army view him
As a ruthless leader
What is War Communism?
The year the Civil War began
1917
The ruthless leader of the Reds that was a superb military strategist
Leon Trotsky
True or false? The Greens were the main opposition to the Reds
False, the Whites were the opponents of the Reds
One of Trotsky's main tactics for keeping soldiers forced into the army from deserting.
Kidnapping or threatening family members
Three main aspects of war communism.
Grain requisitioning, rationing, nationalisation of labour, private trade banned, etc.
The year the Cheka were set up
1917
Which faction (Reds or Whites) had the advantage of foreign intervention for support?
The Whites
How did the Whites get their name?
The white uniforms worn by Tsarist officials, associated with the old system of government.
What made Trotsky's leadership so important for the Reds?
Turned the Red Army into a strong fighting force through discipline
The place that people bought what food and items they could.
The illegal Black Market
The years war communism was introduced and ended
1918 and 1921
Responsible for enforcing conscription and training the Red Army with strict discipline.
What were the main aims of the Reds and the Whites?
Reds - Stay in power and build the new socialist society.
Whites - Had many different aims but mainly wanted to defeat the Bolsheviks.
The Ancient Roman punishment Trotsky used against disobedience in the Red Army
Decimation
A way in which grain producers/farmers resisted the Cheka
Producing less grain, refusing to give up grain.
What year did the Bolsheviks take power
October Revolution 1917
Two of the leaders of the Whites
Kolchak, Deniken, Yudenich, Wrangel
Why did the Reds hold a greater geographical advantage?
The Reds controlled the railways and large industrial centres.
Name two features of Trotsky's special Train
Printing press, engineers, took armies across the country, provided provisions.
The reason for bitterness amongst grain producers.
The Cheka seizing surplus food and punishing peasants
What was the Sovnarkom?
The 'Council of People's Commissars' Lenin's government