Russian+Civil+War

= = ﻿The Russian Civil War


 * The** **Russian Civil War** (//1917–1923//) was a multi-party war that occurred after the **Russian Provisional Government** collapsed to the **Soviets**, who were represented by the **Bolshevik** party, led by **Vladimir Lenin**. During the Civil war, Lenin's party assumed the nickname **'The Reds'** and the opposition, a multi-party group were called **'The Whites'.** The Whites didn't necessarily have a designated leader (unlike the Reds) but instead were other groups who shared the only common denominator of disagreeing with the Bolshevik's conditions.

1. The Whites (different groups) 2. The Reds 3. White - Red Struggle 4. Allied Intervention 5. Outcome ||
 * **Contents**

The Whites
The Whites were a rag-tag team of opposers who had absolutely nothing in common. Most of their power was drawn from a.) Tsarist Army Officers b.) Cossacks (former elite troops of the Tsarist Army) c.) Bourgeosie d.) Outlawed political groups. Essentially, all of these people opposing the Reds were members who still agreed with the Tsar / Autocratic form of government, and didn't agree with Lenin's **Marxist** views on how to run the country.

The Reds
The Reds were the Soviet group who took over the Provisional Government after it's collapse on //November 7, 1917// and were an organized communist party lead by Vladimir Lenin. They were not only a band of educated, well-informed politicians, but also had an organized army called **The Red Army** led by the military genius, **Leon Trotsky**.

White-Red Struggle
The whites were majorly, and continuously unsuccessful in the central area around Petrograd, Moscow, and Kiev. These three major areas were dominated by The Reds (Bolsheviks). The Whites controlled the countryside, which was an outlying area of Russia. So basically, the Whites surrounded the Reds, but the Reds had the upper hand because they were dominating the control centers of Russia.

Allied Intervention
Fourteen countries sent aid to the Whites in 1918; some of these countries included: USA, Japan, Britain, France, Italy, Greece Czechoslovakia, and Canada. In the west, they were occupied with protecting war materials from the Germans. For the most part, these foreign forces didn't fight, but only supplied The Whites with the materials to withstand The Reds; along with equipment, they also supplied protection. Two years later, in 1920, the West finished intervening in the USSR affairs, and in 1922, the East also finished. This allied intervention signified the communist regime would be against the West from the very beginning.

Outcome
In the end, the Reds won. The Bolshevik army proved to be successful over the Whites, and Lenin was Russia's leader. sources: Student Workbook BY: Olivia W