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Russian Civil War 1919-1921
-The Bolsheviks were the 'Reds'
-All groups who opposed them were the 'whites'
-Whites were mainly:
*Tsarist officers
*Cossacks
*Bourgeoisie
*Outlawed political groups
*International community
-Whites won early victories in 1918, but tides turned due to Trotsky
-Red were more centralized and organized
-Allied intervention was only half hearted (eg: US didn't want another big war)
-Reds controlled the industry and had majority of the population
-Lower classes were usually on the Red side
-Middle and upper classes were White
-Peasants were neutral
After the civil war
-Lenin set up the Cominterm (international communism idea) to spread communism world wide
-Led to signing deals with countries to rebuild
-Treaty of Rapallo - Russians made war materials for the Germans (Against the treaty of versailles)
-Recieved steel manufacturing technology from Germany
-1922 Bolsheviks party became the Communist Party
-Russia Became the Soviet Union
-St. Petersburg changes to Petrograd -->LeninGrad -->St. Petersburg
-All groups who opposed them were the 'whites'
-Whites were mainly:
*Tsarist officers
*Cossacks
*Bourgeoisie
*Outlawed political groups
*International community
-Whites won early victories in 1918, but tides turned due to Trotsky
-Red were more centralized and organized
-Allied intervention was only half hearted (eg: US didn't want another big war)
-Reds controlled the industry and had majority of the population
-Lower classes were usually on the Red side
-Middle and upper classes were White
-Peasants were neutral
After the civil war
-Lenin set up the Cominterm (international communism idea) to spread communism world wide
-Led to signing deals with countries to rebuild
-Treaty of Rapallo - Russians made war materials for the Germans (Against the treaty of versailles)
-Recieved steel manufacturing technology from Germany
-1922 Bolsheviks party became the Communist Party
-Russia Became the Soviet Union
-St. Petersburg changes to Petrograd -->LeninGrad -->St. Petersburg
Summary: The civil war resulted with the "Reds" being victorious over the "whites". This meant the "Reds" had secured power.