The following were all equally important reasons why the Bolsheviks won the Civil war of 1918-21: - Bolshevik Strengths - Foreign Intervention - White deficiencies Explain how far you agree with this statement.

The foreign intervention benefited the Bolsheviks and resulted in them winning the civil war.  They entered the war to get Russia back into the war with Germany, but were unsure as to what they would do if the war ended.  Despite this they agreed to enter through on the basis of their hatred towards Communism.  The down side was that the war ended almost immediately, so the foreign powers had no desire to fight another war, as they had just finished fighting a long, major war.  This meant that they became a hindrance to the Whites and ironically aided the red army.  The Bolsheviks saw this as an opening to use propaganda (see above) to effectively manipulate the situation to look as if the foreign powers were the patriotic defenders of Russia against foreign invasion.  So the foreign intervention linked with the Bolshevik strength of successful and useful propaganda, which led to the Bolsheviks winning the civil war.  The foreign interventions had a different agenda and were not very committed.  As soon as the world war ended the foreign powers fled Russia and returned back to their home nations.  Subsequently, they mainly restricted themselves to giving the Whites material supplies, but provided them with no dedicated soldiers.  So, the foreign intervention and the propaganda of the Bolsheviks led to them winning the civil war in Russia of 1918-21.

Finally, the White deficiencies led to the Bolsheviks winning the civil war.  This was because the Whites were divided and had a different agenda; this interacts with the foreign intervention in giving the weapons to the Whites without actually committing men to it.  The disunity in the White deficiencies with there being many different groups fighting the war for many different reasons and the fact that they have no single leader and that it is all in disarray, with the Whites not being able to transport easily with the Bolsheviks in the middle and having complete control of the railway lines.  This connects to the unity, which is one of the Bolshevik strengths.  They are all fighting for the same reason and are all under one leader, who inspired the Red army to victory in 1921.  The lack of commitment is one of the Whites weaknesses and links with the foreign intervention.  There is a clear interaction between the Bolsheviks strength of recruiting Trotsky and how it clearly benefited them.   So, the Whites being divided, having no agenda or leader and being disorganised led to the Bolsheviks winning the civil war of 1918-21.

In conclusion, there are many reasons why the Bolsheviks won but it came down to the Bolshevik strengths, foreign intervention and the white deficiencies.  There is no one reason that is more important than the others because the three factors are connected so closely which means that they are equally important in causing the Bolsheviks to win the Civil war of 1918-21.