What if the White movement won the Russian Civil War?

Most likely the white movement would pay large debts for foreign aid. They could not carry out reforms or offer a different life to the population of Russia and I repeat – there would most likely be a new uprising and it is not known what would have happened and who came to power.

Did the White Army support the Tsar?

The White Army had the stated aim to keep law and order in Russia as the Tsar’s army before the civil war and the revolution of Russia.

What factors helped the Communists win the Russian Civil War?

What factors helped Communists win the Russian Civil War? Opposing forces were not organized around a common purpose; war communism kept the Army supplied; the Cheka destroyed all opposition; the presence of the Allies in Russia gave the Communists a rallying point.

Who supported the White Army in the Russian Civil War?

The Whites had backing from Great Britain, France, the U.S., and Japan, while the Reds possessed internal support which proved much more effective. The Red Army defeated the White Armed Forces of South Russia in Ukraine and the army led by Admiral Aleksandr Kolchak in Siberia in 1919.

How did the Whites lose the Russian Civil War?

The factors that decided the civil war were centred around the Whites (anti-Bolsheviks) more than they were the Reds (Bolsheviks). These factors were the Whites own weaknesses, foreign intervention, unpopularity before the war, as well as Trotsky’s leadership of the Reds.

How could the White Army have won?

The White Army lacked in common organization, leader, goal, or ideology. The White Army was just independent military groups that opposed the Bolsheviks with their own agenda. They only could’ve possibly won if they united into a single organization.

Who won Russia’s civil war?

Russian Civil War, (1918–20), conflict in which the Red Army successfully defended the newly formed Bolshevik government led by Vladimir I. Lenin against various Russian and interventionist anti-Bolshevik armies.

Who backed the White Army?

General Lavr Kornilov now organized a Volunteer Army and in January 1918 his forces numbered 3,000 men. Over the next few months other groups who opposed the Bolshevik government joined the struggle. Eventually these soldiers became known as the Whites.

How did the whites lose?

The major reasons the whites lost the Russian civil war was because of Division, No Morale, Failure to find non Russian allies and Brutality and corruption. The Whites army was never a united force and instead had many leaders such as Yudenich, Kolchak, Deniken and Wrangel.