Nationalities 1

Question 1

When did Alexander II create a Finnish parliament? what was it called?

Answer 1

1863 called the Diet

Question 2

when did Alexander II create a Finnish constitution?

Answer 2

1865

Question 3

who did Nicholas II make the Governor General of Finland?

Answer 3

Bobrikov

Question 4

what did Nicholas II do with Finland?

Answer 4

fully absorbed it into the Russian empire, the Finnish army was banned and Russian became their main language

Question 5

when was Bobrikov assassinated?

Answer 5

1904

Question 6

when was Finland granted autonomy? when was it rescinded?

Answer 6

granted in 1905 after the revolution but rescinded in 1906

Question 7

when was Finland granted independence under Lenin?

Answer 7

granted in 1918 after the treaty of Brest-Litovsk

Question 8

what was the Pork mutiny?

Answer 8

when red army soldiers crossed the border into Finland and looted properties in 1922

Question 9

when did Stalin invade Finland?

Answer 9

1939

Question 10

How many soviets died in the winter war? when was it?

Answer 10

160,000 died and it was 1939-1940

Question 11

when did Finland invade the USSR?

Answer 11

1941

Question 12

how many soviets died in the continuation war when the Finnish invaded the USSR? When?

Answer 12

300,000 1941-1944

Question 13

when did Finland sign a treaty of friendship with the USSR

Answer 13

1938

Question 14

Under Nicholas II in the Caucasus, what did the Dashneks do?

Answer 14

created their own militia to stop Russian influence

Question 15

in the last years of Nicholas II’s reign , who led the nationalist movement in Georgia (Caucasians)?

Answer 15

The Georgian Mensheviks

Question 16

under Lenin, what happened with Georgian independence?

Answer 16

it was gained in 1920 but retaken by the red army in 1921

Question 17

Under Alexander II, who was put in control of Finland?

Answer 17

Milyutin (war minister)

Question 18

what reforms did Milyutin implement on Poland when he was in control under Alexander II?

Answer 18

Polish nobility exiled to Siberia and Russian nobles took over their duties.
Rural district councils were set up similar to the Zemstva
Poland became known as the Vistula region of Russia

Question 19

what happened to Finland under Nicholas II?

Answer 19

it was invaded by the Germans and by 1915 most of Poland was free from Russian rule

Question 20

When did Lenin grant Poland independence?

Answer 20

1918 in the Treaty of Brest-Litovsk

Question 21

when did the Russo Polish war start? What did Lenin think would happen versus what happened?

Answer 21

in 1920 the red army invaded Poland and Lenin thought Polish workers would rise up to support the red army. The red army was defeated and Poland was independent

Question 22

When did Stalin annul a non-aggression treaty with Poland?

Answer 22

1934

Question 23

when was the Nazi-Soviet pact signed? what did it do?

Answer 23

1939. it divided Poland up between Germany and the USSR

Question 24

when did the USSR invade Poland under Stalin?

Answer 24

15th September 1939

Question 25

when was the Katyn forest massacre? who carried it out? how many killed?

Answer 25

in 1940, the NKVD killed 22,000 Polish army officers

Question 26

what did Stalin set up to run Poland?

Answer 26

A National Liberation Committee. It opposed the Polish Government in exile based in London

Question 27

where was the Russo-Polish border moved to at the Yalta conference?

Answer 27

Curzon line

Question 28

where was the Polish-German border moved to at Potsdam?

Answer 28

Oder-Neisse line

Question 29

when was a new constitution drawn up under Stalin for Poland? what did it allow?

Answer 29

set up in February 1947, it allowed the Polish workers party to dominate the country

Question 30

when was Poland renamed the People republic of Poland?

Answer 30

1952

Question 31

When was Gomulka released from prison under Khrushchev?

Answer 31

after the secret speech at the 20th party congress 1956

Question 32

Under Alexander II what did the Steppe statute do in Asia?

Answer 32

it was in 1891 and gave 40 million acres of land to European peasant settlers

Question 33

under Nicholas II, what did Stolypin push for in regards to central Asia?

Answer 33

in 1910 he pushed for more Europeans to migrate to Central Asia. Land was taken off the natives and given to European settlers

Question 34

what was the religion of Asia? What did their political party do?

Answer 34

Central Asia was largely Muslim. The All-Russian Muslim League won seats in the Duma.

Question 35

when were Muslims banned from sitting on the Duma under Nicholas II?

Answer 35

1907

Question 36

what happened to central Asia regarding conscription under Nicholas II

Answer 36

Conscription began in Central Asia in 1915. Central Asians were seen as unfit for military duty but were given other jobs in the army. There was a ‘conscription revolt’ because conscription began during Ramadan.

Question 37

under Lenin what did the 1924 constitution do for Central Asia?

Answer 37

made the Central Asia countries Republics with their own Parliament and flag. The use of their native language was tolerated.

Question 38

how did Stalin use Central Asia?

Answer 38

Stalin used Central Asia as a dumping ground for dissidents. Chechens, Koreans, Germans, Tatars and Turks were all deported to Kazakhstan during WW2. After the War many German POWs were sent to Central Asia to work in slave labour camps.

Question 39

what did Stalin allow people deported to do between 1941-45?

Answer 39

Khrushchev allowed many of those deported between 1941-45 to return. Volga Germans and Chechens were not allowed to return.

Question 40

which events in the cold war took place in Kazakhstan?

Answer 40

The Soviet nuclear and space programs were based in Kazakhstan.

Question 41

when was the city of Vladivostok (Russian far east) established? what did it become?

Answer 41

1860 after the Russians took land off China. it became the naval base for the Pacific fleet

Question 42

When was the trans-Siberian railway complete?

Answer 42

1896-1916

Question 43

Who did Stalin back in the Chinese Civil war?

Answer 43

Stalin backed the Nationalists over the Communists in the Chinese Civil War, largely because he thought they had a better chance of winning.

Question 44

when did the communists win the Chinese civil war, and what did Mao do?

Answer 44

After the Communists won in 1948, Stalin and Mao signed a Treaty of Friendship, Alliance and Mutual Assistance.

Question 45

what did Stalin do during the Korean war?

Answer 45

The USSR played no direct role in the Korean War, however Stalin did provide weapons to the North Koreans.

Question 46

what happened to Mongolia under Stalin

Answer 46

In 1945 Mongolia was occupied by Soviet forces. Although technically independent of the USSR it was renamed the Mongolian People’s Republic and was under Soviet influence.

Question 47

When was Tanu Tuva annexed by the USSR under Stalin?

Answer 47

1944