Russian Civil War 1919-1921
*The Bolsheviks were the 'Reds'
*All groups who opposed them were the 'Whites'
*Whites were mainly:
- Tsarist officers (Wanted the Tsars back in power)
- Cossacks (had to own a horse so were wealthy)
- Bourgeoisie
- Outlawed political groups
- International Community
*Rest of the world did not want communism to spread to their countries
*Germany surprisingly does help even after they had been punished
*Irony because they sent Lenin there and now they were fighting to get ride of him
*US fought as well
*Britain, sent down south to the black sea
*Canadian troops fought as well
*Along with 30 countries trying to get ride of Lenin because they were so concerned about Lenin
*Whites won early victories in 1918, but the tides turned due to Leon Trotsky
*Reds were more organized and central
*Allied intervention was only half-hearted
*Reds controlled and industry and had majority of the population
*Lower classes were generally neutral
New Economic Policy
*By 1921 Lenin realized War Communism was not causing a recovery
*He brought in the NEP
*Some private trade was permitted
*Peasants could sell surplus
*Small factories could be purchased by a co-operative for a private ownership
*Some parts of the industry began to recover under the NEP
*Had to let this happen again so that people would believe in communism again
*All groups who opposed them were the 'Whites'
*Whites were mainly:
- Tsarist officers (Wanted the Tsars back in power)
- Cossacks (had to own a horse so were wealthy)
- Bourgeoisie
- Outlawed political groups
- International Community
*Rest of the world did not want communism to spread to their countries
*Germany surprisingly does help even after they had been punished
*Irony because they sent Lenin there and now they were fighting to get ride of him
*US fought as well
*Britain, sent down south to the black sea
*Canadian troops fought as well
*Along with 30 countries trying to get ride of Lenin because they were so concerned about Lenin
*Whites won early victories in 1918, but the tides turned due to Leon Trotsky
*Reds were more organized and central
*Allied intervention was only half-hearted
*Reds controlled and industry and had majority of the population
*Lower classes were generally neutral
New Economic Policy
*By 1921 Lenin realized War Communism was not causing a recovery
*He brought in the NEP
*Some private trade was permitted
*Peasants could sell surplus
*Small factories could be purchased by a co-operative for a private ownership
*Some parts of the industry began to recover under the NEP
*Had to let this happen again so that people would believe in communism again
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Summary
The russian civil war was another struggle seen by the russians, lenin brought in the new economic plan which helped out the economy in the end