Why did England send troops to Northern Russia during the Russian Revolution?
I necessity to write this 5 paragraph essay comparing Mr. Pilkington from animal farm and capitalist government of england and united states and i found a feel discomfited sentence on the web that England had no direct role in the Russian Revolution but they sent a small detachment of troops to Northern Russia. Does anyone separate why? and can you type out what website you got it off from besides wikipedia?
All of the Western Allies sent detachments of troops to diverse Russian ports after Russia withdrew from the war after the Treaty of Brest-Litovsk.
28,000 Japanese - Vladivostok
24,000 Greeks - Crimea
16,000 British - Arkhangelsk and Vladivostok (My Gt Grandfather was in Arkhangelsk)
13,000 Americans (in the Arkhangelsk and Vladivostok regions)
12,000 French - Arkhangelsk & Odessa
12,000 Poles - Crimea & Ukraine
4,000 Canadians - Arkhangelsk and Vladivostok
4,000 Serbs - Arkhangelsk
4,000 Romanians - Arkhangelsk
2,000 Italians - Arkhangelsk
2,000 Chinese - Arkhangelsk
560 Australians - Arkhangelsk
There were several reasons for the Allied Intervention: to solid the Czech Legion - a pro-Allied army of captured Czechs who wanted to fight the Austro-Hungarian Empire; to firm the ports and ensure the White (anti-Bolshevik armies) got supplies of arms and ammunition; and to try to re-open the Eastern Front against the Essential Powers; and to support the newly independent (or to bolster independence claims) of Finland and the Baltic Republics - there is a medallion commemorating the British Sailors who helped Estonia become independent near one of the city gates in Tallinn.
See:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/relation/worldwars/wwone/eastern_front_06.shtml
http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/pathways/firstworldwar/spotlights/allies.htm
