The Role Of Trosky

Question 1

Despite his lack of military background what did he prove himself to be?

Answer 1

•He proved himself a skillful organizer and propagandist

Question 2

What did Lenin give trosky the ability to do?

Answer 2

•To mold the Red Army into an effective army

Question 3

How big was the Red Army?

Answer 3

•3 million men strong

Question 4

What did Trosky ensure?

Answer 4

•That the red army was fed and well armed

Question 5

What could Trosky do?

Answer 5

•He could inspire and helped boost morale not only of the troops but of other Bolsheviks leaders too

Question 6

Did the whites have an effective leader like Trosky?

Answer 6

•No

Question 7

What many former Tsarist officers did he recruit and why?

Answer 7

•He recruited 50,000
•For their experience and used them to train new recruits

Question 8

Was army discipline harsh under Trosky?

Answer 8

•Yes
•Nay sign of disloyalty or desertion was punishable by death

Question 9

Who was used behind the lines to shoot deserters?

Answer 9

•The Cheka

Question 10

How did Trosky made the Red army a professional force?

Answer 10

•By reinforcing traditional ranks like political commissars who had to countersign all the armed officers, orders as well as instill ideological principles into the troops
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Question 11

What was introduced when it was necessary to build numbers?

Answer 11

•Conscription was introduced in some areas either into fighting units or labour battalions (sometimes made up of the the bourgeoisie)
•labour battalions had to remove bodies and the wounded

Question 12

What bad things did the reds, just like the whites, indulge in during the civil war?

Answer 12

•Brutal atrocities like torture and massacres

Question 13

How did the Red army treat civilians in occupied areas sometimes?

Answer 13

•Very harshly to encourage the rest of the population to keep in line