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Q: Why are communists referred to as the reds?
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Communists in Russia were?

bolsheviks or reds


Communists in Russia were called?

bolsheviks or reds


Who were the 'reds' during the red scare?

During the "Red Scare" the reds changed there name from the Reds to the Red Legs. But after this, they changed it back to the Reds.


How did the Cincinnati Reds get their name?

It was originally the Red Stockings, then the Reds, and, briefly, called the Red Legs in the 1950s (to escape the association with Communists, called Reds), then back to Reds again and remains the "Reds" today.


Who were the Reds who were the Whites?

As what it sounds to me, the Reds were the Bolshevik faction (Communists) in the Russian Civil War, and the Whites were the people that opposed them (Royalists, Republicans, the Church, etc.)


Who did the factory owners blame strikes on?

workers who were "Reds" or communists


Why are communists called Reds?

The flag of the Communist International is red. All communists see the red flag as their symbol hence REDS. The association of red with the radical left dates back centuries. It's likely that it began with an association between red and sacrifice, conflict, revolution (bloodshed).


Who participated in the civil war fought in Russia from 1918 1920?

The Reds and the Whites. The reds were the revolutionaries pro-communists, the whites were the supporters of the previous regime Tzarism.


Why were the Republicans called los rojos or The Reds during the Spanish Civil War?

it is a throwback/ in homage to the "red" communists in Russia


Who was the civil war fought in Russia from 1918 to 1920 between?

The Reds and the Whites. The reds were the revolutionaries pro-communists, the whites were the supporters of the previous regime Tzarism.


Was communism an issue in the Vietnam war?

Yes. The enemy was referred to as "Reds" or "Commies."


Who are the reds in World War 2?

The term "Reds" usually referred to the Soviet Red Army, but was sometimes used as a general term for Russians.