What Was the Initial Rationale for Allied Intervention in the Civil

question 23

Multiple Choice

What was the initial rationale for Allied intervention in the civil war between the Bolsheviks and counterrevolutionary forces in Russia?

• A) to reopen the eastern front against Germany
• B) to prevent communism from spreading west
• C) to capture Lenin and his associates
• D) to put the czar back on the Russian throne

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