The BOLSHEVIKS Regime

The BOLSHEVIKS wanted to have a social reform within the country of Russia. The BOLSHEVIKS then made a peace treaty with Germany that was called the peace of Brest-Liovsk on March 3, 1918. The treaty entails that the BOLSHEVIKS not only a punitive peace, but also they game up most of their land of the Baltic provinces. Because of this Russia lost “a third of its population, a third of its agricultural land, four-fifths of its coal mines, and half of its industry” (167). This was a sign that the BOLSHEVIKS would then begin a regime that was more callous than ever before. The BOLSHEVIKS regime was in a unstable state because Russia was in a shape of civil war, which was started by the white Russians this predicament was made even worse because European countries were invading Russia.

Soon after the treaty that Germany had with Russia the Germans decided to send troops to the western front this is where they launched an offensive attack on March 21, of 1918. The British and the French quickly fell back and lost many lives. During this time Georges Clemenceau who was the French prime minister at the time he had an invulnerable will. He convinced both the Americans and the British to come together and become a unified command of their troops under Gen. Ferdinand Foch. The U.S had 750,000 troops during the spring this gave the Allies a backbone enough to have the Germans back down. On August 9th for the second time the British were able to rupture Hindenburg line, which the Germans had occupied since