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Why did the Reds win the civil war (Whites (were unorganized and had…
Why did the Reds win the civil war
they had control of the railways
Communication between whites was difficult
Whites
were unorganized and had different aims
lacked good leaders
generals did not trust each other
did not have coordination in attacks
problems inside the army
soldiers provided by the west were tired and sympathetic to the communist cause
Red army
intervention west helped communism because it portrayed the whites as being used by foreign capitalist powers while they were defenders of the russians
peasants made up most of both armies and at the end they supported the Reds, since Whites made it clear that they would restore land to landlords
propaganda
War communism
to provide food to red army
food was rationed
consequences
money became worthless
illegal black market
wages often paid in food