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Which party had the majority in the constituent assembly elections in 1918? |
Socialist Revolutionists |
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What did Lenin do to the constituent assembly ? |
He sent the red guards to close down the assembly |
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Why did the Russian civil war start? |
The Bolsheviks wanted power over the whites |
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Who were the whites ? |
The whites consisted of USA, Japan, France and Britain |
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What were the two disadvantages that the whites had ? |
The whites were not united and were widely spread from one another |
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What were two advantages the reds had? |
The Russian population was on their side |
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What was the red terror? |
It was when the reds executed anyone who they suspected to be part of the whites |
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Who were the Cheka ? |
They were the secret police |
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Who was in charge of the reds? |
Leon Trotsky |
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When was the Tsar assassinated by the whites? |
1918 |
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When was the treaty of Bret Litovsky created ? |
1918 |