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Poland A2

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-firmly under russian control
-1863-4 failed rebellion
-disliked Wielopolski’s forced conscription, assasination attemps
-army stepped in leaders executed

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Poland A3

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-1892 Polish socialist party formed

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Poland N2

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WW1 major turning point, Treaty of Brest litovsk gave independence

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Poland L

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-1920 russo polish war, retained independence, recapture of territiry, but forced to retreat
-ww1 major turning poing: Poland free from russian rule, treaty of brest litovsk granted in 1918

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Poland S

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1950- 30,000 striking workers sent to camps

lots of tensions around the polish question, yalta conferences post WW2 and during

-anti commitern alliance, threatened german invasion of russia
-Nazi soviet non agression pact, meant russia agreed not to interfere in any attempts from germany to invade poland
-soured relations

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Poland K

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‘secret speech’ provoked demand for polish stalinist politicians to step down
-khrushchev agreed to demands
-Gomulka released from prison, took over leadership of poland
-easing of controll followed
-Peasants allowed to leave collective farms, set up independent small holdings
-catholic church allowed to teach religion again
-until death, expeirienced relief

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Jews A2

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-allowed members of pale to migrate

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Jews A3

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-clamped down on freedoms an up to WW1 lots of persecution
-Blamed for percieved threat
-Mini pogrom ‘little thunder’ prompted by anti semitic roup called holy league
-Confined the pale, ban on purchasing land, resrictions on military positions
-removal from zemstvo electoral register

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Jews N2

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-Continued anti jewish agenda
-Accused of being revolutionaries
-Did allow t it on Duma 1930s
-Ban on jewish religion
-closure of jewish institutions and specialist publications
-Doctors plot August 1952, accused of plot to murder high ranking soviet officials
-15 jewish leaders executed

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Jews K

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-Percieved threat of jewish subversises throughout
-prominent jewish technical specialists executed for anti jewish activity.

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Ukraine A2

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-banned publication and import of books in ukraine
-resistant to change

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Ukraine S

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-Huge opposition to collectivisation
-millions killed
-suffered more than any group
-theoretically more autonomy from 1938
-accused of german collaboration WW2, exiled or executed

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Caucaisians N2

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-Dashnacks and Georgian Menshviks antagonising

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Caucaisians L

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-georgia independent 1921, suggestions they would merge with Armenia, georgian communists opposed

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Caucasians S

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-Ordered commisar of national minoriies to bring under control disagreements within party

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Baltic states A3

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-late 1800s rise of nationalism but never strong enough for independence

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Baltic states S

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-1936 fairly easy to be incorporated into new federal system of russian Gov
-severe repressive systems used to maintain law and order
-GPW suffered significantly during war
-mass deportaions over fears of nazi collaboration

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Hungary K

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-1956 uprising, protest against russian control
-By end of 1949 nearly 250,000 party members expelled
-sparked hopes of decentralisation

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Finland A2

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-liberal stance, conceded demands of seperate finnish parliament in 1963, and constitution in 1965
-appointed Bobrikov as Governer general, marked a change
-finland fully integrated

-seperate arm disbanded
-russian main language
-much opposition

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Finland A2

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-liberal stance, conceded demands of seperate finnish parliament in 1963, and constitution in 1965
-appointed Bobrikov as Governer general, marked a change
-finland fully integrated

-seperate arm disbanded
-russian main language

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Finland N2

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-Bobrikov assasinated 1904
-1905 full autonomy
-quickly cancelled by stolypin

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Finland L

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Lasting autonomy after brest litovsk

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what were the main national minority groups over teh period

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finland
caucaus
central asia
baltic
poland

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what were jews seen as?

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-unique national minority

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why were jews seen in such way?
-kept in an artifically create area that went across the boundaries of other groups
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what was revealed in first russian census 1897?
that minorities made up 55% of the empires population in ukraine
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when was the polish revolt
1963
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what was the polish revolt
wielopolski PM seen as russian lapdog, appointed PM of poland -disliked by many, assasination attempts -responded with forced conscription -rebel unsuccessful, leaders executed
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Consequences of polish revolt
-nobiles exiled to siberia -peasants emancipated -creation of rural councils -russian became official languages
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Impact of WW1 on poland
-liberated from russia by germany
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Impact of Russo-polish war
-russian defeat led to western ukraine going to poland -gained full independence
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Finland russication Tsars:
-pre 1984, liberal stance, parliament (diet) -N2 encouraged to join empire but caued opposition -granted independece 1905 but repealed
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Finland russification Communists:
-lasting indpendence under brest litovsk -39-40 unsuccessful russian attempt to regain influence -treaty of mutual friendship
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Baltic russification under Tsars
-old influence of german leaders rise in nationalism and not strong enough to be independent
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ukraine russification under Tsars
-similar to poles
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Ukraine russification under the communists
-Full independence, brest litovsk -breadbasket of europe, focus of stalins collectivisation -theoretically imroved under 1939 constitution -WW2 saw much more accusation of german collab
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Cacausian russification under tsars
-divided along religious lines -this and literacy rates made russification easy -dashnaks and georgian menshviks proved antagonistic towards N2 -georgia regained independence in 1902, lost in 1921
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caucasian russification under communists
-lost by red army in 1921 -stalin ruthlessly health with george dissidents during role as ommisar for nationalities, although made concessions in 1936 constitution
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why did russia want to expand into central asia?
-colonies that can be used for raw materials -attempts to spread russian influence further
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when was most of the expansion into central asia?
by late 1880s, but efforts to exert influence continued across whole period
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Where did russia have influence over in central asia by end of WW2
-uzbekistan -kazahkstan -turkmenistan
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What were the main motives for expansion?
-Provide living and working space for large number of peasants from european russia -Cotton cultivation, raw materials needed for textile industry -many borded afghanistan, india and china, prospect of further expansion
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What were measures carried out instead of russification in central asia
-1891 Steppe statute: 40 acres land granted to peasant settlers -1910 stolypin pushed for greater migration to accomodate rising peasant demands for land. -land belonging to natives expropriated -1907 electoral law gave muslims representation under duma, under communists rights would be protected -1915-1917 tried to conscript people to help in war, but deemed not fit for combat and given other jobs, disresepctful -rebelled conscription revolt -Soviet regimes more sensitive to wants and needs of central asia -central areas, constitutions contructed but in more remote areas used as dumping ground, for other groups who needed punishing -khrushchev 1957 'decree on the reheabilitation of deported peoples", allowed mnay to return to homelands -also involved in affairs through virgin land schemes, indigineous people felt swamped by immigrants looking for more land
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what was russian involvement in the far east influenced by?
transport and communication
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what events led to russia getting a hold of the far east?
-Amur basin -Japan -The chinese boxer rebellion
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What happened in the amur basin?
-1860, secured as a resul of govenor general of eastern siberia -using personal army, forced chinese too sign two treaties -gave russia territory around amur river but also pacific coast 1860, Vadivostok etablisjed, naval base for russias pacific fleat
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What hapened with japan?
-1st rival in far east 1894, japan attacked china, russia concluded defense treaty with china -allowed them to contruct railway, giving them access to mineral deposits in manchuria
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what was the chinese boxer rebellion and when?
-1899-1900 -Opportunity for russia to consolodate presence in manchuria -japan upset, attempted to broker deal with japan -russians declines, japan torpedoes ships in port arthur -russo japanese war as a result.
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what was Kuomintang?
chinese peoples party
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what was the role of the kuomintang?
-For lenin and stalin it seemed like the only viable option to restore unity in china after WW1 upheavals -1924, soviet union signed formal peace treaty with its leader -died in 1925, replaced with Chiang, more harsh to opposition 'extermination' of troublemakers
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what support for Kuomingtang was there from the soviet union?
fairly good during troubles with japan and chinese communist party -under khrushchev, friendship rapidlu deteriorated and by 1960s norder disputes were emerging
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Manchuria and soviet control
japan had most control but soviet union kept jurisdiction of port arthur untill stalins death 19953
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Soviet union and Korea
played no role in war, 1953, but still blamed by US for influincing initial invasion of Kim (north korean leader) -heightened cold war tensions, encouraged khrushchev's policy of peaceful coexistence
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Where else was russian influecne strong in china?
-Sinkiang -Tanu Tuva -Mongolia
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Sinkiang and UUSR
1921 became soviet influence and partial occupation untill 1949
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Tanu tuva and USSR
Made russian protectorate in 1914, but became independent in 1921
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Mongolia and USSR
1945 occupied by soviet forces but became individual state a year later, still under strong soviet influence
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Why did russia advance into eastern and central europe after WW2?
saw opportunity to expand
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worries from elsewhere about soviet advances post WW2
Many thought they would be attempting to create a communist bloc
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what was the treaty of brest litovsk?
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what happened in Oct 1917?
Bolsheviks wanted to adress russias withdrawl from war -Lenin promised peace bread land -decree on peace called
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what happened in Feb 1918?
-german leadership tired of bolshevik slowness, sign to seperate treaty in ukraine -responded by ordering troops to push deep into russia -germany demanded strict peace conditions -called another meeting to discuss terms of treaty -lenin wanted to be accepted, buhkarin wanted to continue war in the name of the revolution
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western powers causing iron curtain
truman doctrine and iron curtain speech
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USSR causing iron curtain
-fear of invasion -Stalin decided to cripple germany -post war elections rigged, Hungary communists won 20% of votes, but dominated cabinet -Stalin 1945 speech, communism and capitalisim incompatible -establishment of comecon to rival marshall aid -to cooridnate these government and warsaw pact military alliance 1945
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Yugslavia
-1945 election help, communist govt under marsshall tito -tito wanted to consolodate authonomy, resisted stalins intereference, objected to over centralisation and formed own communism -yugoslavia kept free of direct soviet control untill 1980
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Czechslovaki
-1946 free election, coalition gov -1948 just before new elections, communists seized power, resulted in resignation of most non coms before coalition -elections proceeded were rigged, all candidates were communists
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Hungary
-post WW2, free election, again rigged to from majority communist cabinet -no all pro stalin, and protested -led to mass expulsion -till stalin died, hungary led by mates replaced by Nagy, -Khrushchev secret speech, hungary uprising 1965, death big
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East germany
-yalta, established 4 zones, russian given east -agreement undermined by stalins 1945 statemnent that germnay should belong to russia, creation of bizonia -berlin bloclade

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