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civil war 1917-1922 - Coggle Diagram
civil war 1917-1922
disunity of opposition to the bolsheviks
anti bolshevik forces wasted resources and time fighting reach other as well as the bolsheviks
opposition was fighting for various different reasons
whites wanted return of the tsar
others wanted democracy
white forces failed to combine
outnumbered by reds
lack of overall clear strategy
bolshevik control of Russian infrastructure
control of railway systems
troops move quickly
movement of supplies
controlled industrial hubs Moscow and Petrograd
introduced war communism in 1918
government controlled economy
red army were more well equipped
trotsky
developed strategy of bolsheviks controlling railways
prevented opponents from getting supplies or building up troops
created red army to fight for bolsheviks
largest army in the civil war
travelled the country
inspected the red army
gave moral boosting speeches
bolshevik terror
checka enforced terror in ukraine
instilled fear
launched campaign of terror
hunt down and kill supporters of opponents
organisation of bolsheviks
central leadership
lenin and Trotsky
united in the vision for Russias future