Russian Civil War - Reds vs Whites

The Russian Civil war lasted about two years. It was a battle between the Red vs the Whites. Tovosky, the leader of the Red team (The Bolsheviks) and Kolchak, was the general of the whites. The whites represented the anti-Bolshevik supporters of the former Tsarist government, landowners and generals. Whites were getting help from other countries, an International Intervention. France, Britain, USA, and Japan, were sending volunteers to help beat out the Bolsheviks. Tovoskys army was much more organized and prepared. They formed a secret police called Checha. The Checha would go into the country side and kill anyone who they believed were supporting the whites. Many Russians were killed. A Communism war began as Red army took control of supplies. They banned private trade, took all the food for the soldiers - government run factories, industry and food distribution. This caused Russia's population to decrease even more. With 2 years of bad crops a huge famine broke out. The war ended and the Reds had won. In 1922 Russia signed the Treaty Rapallo, secret Russian German agreement that allowed Germany to rearm against the Treaty of Versailles. In 1941, Russia was re-named, Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (USSR). The government was communist with elected Soviets.
Today USSR represents Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Estonia, Georgia, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Latvia, Lithuania, Moldova, Russia, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Ukraine, and Uzbekistan. This civil war Red vs Whites as created these countries to be what they are today. It changed the lives of many people and will never be forgotten.

Lenin

Lenin was a strong leader who mastermind the Bolsheviks, took over the Russian power in 1917, and was also first head of the Soviet State. Lenin completed his law degree and then moved to Pittsburgh where he became a professional revolutionist. He then was exhaled to Siberia. Later in western Europe, he became leader of the Bolsheviks. Russia was in need for change. Lenin returned to Russia and started working against the provisional government. The October Revolution began and the Bolsheviks were in control, leading the country. He introduced the New Ecomomic Policy, where a measure of provate enterprise was still permitted. In 1918 Lenin was assessinated for the first time, but managed to survive. A few years later he had a stroke. He began to worry about the increasing power of Joseph Stalin and tried to warn people. Lenin died in 1924. It was him who helped creat the Russian Civil war, changed Russia. He plays a big part in todays history and we will never forget the mark he made.

The Machine Gun

In 1914, the machine gun was first used in WWI for the battle fields. The guns were large and heavy, weighing up to 30kg-60kg. Usually the gun was positioned on a flat tripod. One problem with the machine guns was they would easily over heat and they were consistently fire in short bursts. There were two ways to cool down the guns, one with cooled water and another with cooled air. But when there's hot air or when used by inexperienced operators the guns would still over heat. These heavy heavy guns were normally used on grounds, or on tanks. In 1915 the lighter guns were used in air craft. The invention of the machine gun changed the world, as it brought it to a new level. It is a deadly device that causes a great deal of violence, but also can be used to protect ourselfs. It was a huge step in advancing the world of war and society, leading us to the advanced weapons we now have today.

Women working for the war effort

On August 4, 1914 England declared war on Germany; all political activity would be suspended until the war was over. On August 10th it was announced that all suffragettes would be released, and in return the WSPU would end militant activities and help war effort. The Women’s Freedom League did not give up; they kept campaigning for the vote. Emmeline Pankhurst and Christabel Pankhurst from the WSPU played a big part in the war. They were speakers at meetings and recruited young men for the army.
The women played big roles in this war as they would replace the men roles. As the men went overseas they would take on roles and help out. Octavia Wilberforce and Lousia Martindale worked as doctors and would treat the wounded soldiers. Margery Ashby would run a school for the local children to learn. Others, Clementina Black and Hilda Martindale worked to protect all of London's women workers. This was a change in society, women were respected. The number of working women continually increased. By January 1918 there were 4,814,600 working women, and almost 200,000 worked within the government. This changed our society dramatically. With having working women it changed the way of the typical house wife, women were now no longer expected to work at home and do the laundry and make dinner, they had a chance to work hard in what they dreamed to do. It was a step to todays society where women are treated as equals and can do as the please.