Chp6.2Civil War-White Weaknesses Flashcards

1
Q

Why was the White disunity a key factor in their failure?

A

-They fought as separate detachments which allowed them to be picked off by the Reds

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2
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Why did the Whites not unite?

A

They were unwilling to sacrifice individual interests in oder to form a united anti-Bolshevik front

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3
Q

In the rare cases where Whites united, why were their efforts futile?

A

They were too widely scattered geographically to be able to bring sufficient pressure on the Reds

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4
Q

Why was the White dependance on foreign aid a negative factor?

A

-help arrived in seldom quantities in the right place at the right time

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5
Q

What was a disadvantage regarding White leadership?

A

They didn’t have the effective leadership which Trotsky gave

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6
Q

In the summer of 1918 which leader and army attacked in the Don region Tsaritsyn?

A

leader: Denikin
army: mostly Cossacks

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7
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What was Tsaritsyn (the location Denikin and his Cossack army threatened) later renamed?

A

Stalingrad

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8
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How were the Reds successful against Denikin and his Cossack army?

A

They prevented him from linking up with White armies in the East

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9
Q

While Denikin and his Cossack army threatened the Don region Tsaritsyn, who else’s army threatened the Reds and where?

A

Kolchak’s army captured the cities of Kazan and Samara

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10
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How were the Reds successful against Kolchak’s army who captured the cities of Kazan and Samara?

A

They hated Kolchak through Red counter-attacks

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What were the 2 cities which Kolchak’s army capture before being defeated by Red counter-attacks?

A

Kazan and Samara

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12
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When did Denikin begin another attack on the Reds?

A

in the Summer of 1919

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13
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In the summer of 1919, how did Denikins second offensive threaten the Reds?

A

His offensive got dangerously close to Moscow by October

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14
Q

How did the Reds defeat Denikin in October 1919?

A

Trotsky forced Denikin’s army south towards the Crimea

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15
Q

How many men was in Yudenich’s army?

A

15,000

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16
Q

How did Yudenich’s army threaten the Reds in October 1919?

A

They got close to Petrograd

17
Q

How did the Reds oppose Yudenichs 15,000 man army in October 1919 after marching close to Petrograd?

A

The Reds forced back his troops

18
Q

What happened to Kolchak in 1919 and 1920?

A

1919- He was in retreat

1920-He was captured and shot

19
Q

Who replaced Denikin in the Crimea in 1920?

A

Wrangel

20
Q

How was Wrangel successful?

A

They held out against the Reds for several months

21
Q

Who crushed Wrangels army?

A

The Green peasant army

22
Q

Under who’s leadership did the Green peasant army crush Wrangels army?

A

Nestor Makhno

23
Q

What happened in November 1920?

A

British and French ships evacuated the remnants of the White army from the Crimea

24
Q

Why was the death of the Tsar a weakness for the Whites?

A

For some White Armies they were driven in battle to bring the Tsar back

25
Q

When was the Tsar killed?

A

In July 1918

26
Q

Who assassinated the German ambassador as a protest against the Treaty of Brest-Litvosk in July 1918?

A

a group of SR’s

27
Q

What happened in August 1918, a month after a group of SR’s assassinated the German ambassador as a protest against the Treaty of Brest-Litvosk ?

A

There was an attempt made on Lenin’s life

28
Q

Around the same time of the attempted assassination of Lenin, what else happened in late 1918?

A

the murder of the Petrograd chairman of the Cheka

29
Q

Why did Lenin personally order the execution of the ex-star ?

A

due to the assassination of German ambassador, murder of Petrograd chairman of Cheka and murder attempt of Lenin himself