HISTORY
WORLD WAR I AND THE RUSSIAN REVOLUTION
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[CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
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Communists
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Non-Communists
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Either A or B
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None of the above
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Detailed explanation-1: -The warring factions included the Red and White Armies. The Red Army fought for the Lenin’s Bolshevik government. The White Army represented a large group of loosely allied forces, including monarchists, capitalists and supporters of democratic socialism.
Detailed explanation-2: -The Red Army represented the Socialist Republic Union of Russia. The White Army represented the pro Tsarists. Although the Whites gained their support from Britain, France, Japan and the USA, the Red Army defeated the White Army and won the civil war by 1920.
Detailed explanation-3: -The Civil War was a result of the emergence of opposition against the Bolsheviks after November 1917. These groups included monarchists, militarists, and, for a short time, foreign nations. Collectively, they were known as the Whites while the Bolsheviks were known as the Reds.