Civil War 1919-1921
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Reds starts uprising, lower class fed up with class dispute. Reds win, now control Russia.
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- The Bolsheviks were the "Reds"
- All groups who opposed them were the "Whites" - Whites were mainly: - Tsarist officers - Cossacks - Bourgeoisie - Outlawed political groups - International Community - Whites won early Victories in 1918, but tides turned due to Trotsky - Reds were more organized and Central - Allied intervention was only half-hearted - Reds controlled the industry and had majority of the population - Lower classes we generally Red - Middle and Upper class were white - Peasants were neutral |
The cartoon above depicts shows 3 white generals under the control of America
"Our poor country is fighting at an extraordinary hard conjuncture of an unparalleled war and internal problems such as we have never seen before, and only a strong Governmental power able to rely on the confidence of the nation can save it."
What would Russia be like if the whites were successful? |