Russian Civil War 1919-1921
- Whites were mainly: Tsarist officers, Cossacks, Bourgeoisie, Outlawed political groups, International Community
- The Bolsheviks were the 'Reds'
- All opposing groups were the 'whites'
- Whites were mainly:
-Cossacks
-Bourgeoisie
-Outlawed political groups
-International community- Russian upper class did not want communism as they had the most to lose
- Germany sent Lenin back to Russia
- Germany was asked to help fight the Reds even though they were responsible for Lenin's return and were also not allowed to have an army (Paris Peace Treaty)
- Over 30 countries tried to put an end to communism
- Lower classes were Reds (majority of Russian population)
- Upper classes were Whites
- The Reds (Bolsheviks) won because they held the railways and waterways along with their central location
After the Civil War:- Lenin introduced Communist International (Comintern) as he wanted to spread communism worldwide
- Russia becomes the Soviet Union (USSR)
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Summary
The Russian civil war included two sides: the 'Reds' (Bolsheviks) and the 'Whites' (all opposing groups). In the end the Bolsheviks won because they had a railway and a centralized location.