Question

Match each group involved in the Russian Revolution with its description. Tiles Bolsheviks Mensheviks Reds Whites

Answer 1

Reds - The group led by Lenin during the Russian Revolution that promised “peace, land, and bread” for peasants who supported their cause.

Mensheviks - A political party that believed reform would be gradual, with the bourgeoisie ruling until the proletariat were ready to take control.  

Bolsheviks - A radical political party that believed a revolution was the only way to bring about change in Russia.

Whites - The group during the Russian Revolution made up of Czar Nicholas’s forces, Mensheviks, and people who resisted communism. 

Answer 2

The Bolshevik were the Communist opposition that would soon be the Communist party.
The Whites were a loose coalition of anti-Bolshevik forces that mostly consisted of Monarchists (Tsarists).
The Reds, or better known as the Red Army were Bolshevik forces that fought the White Army.
The Mensheviks were a faction of Socialists that opposes the Reds.