Nationalities 2 Flashcards
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what body’s power was strengthened in Finland under Nicholas II?
the Orthodox Churches
how did the Finnish language change under Alexander II?
Russian was made the administrative language of Finland
how many soviets and Finns were killed in 2 separate wars with Finland?
450,000 soviets
120,000 Finns
when did Alexander II ban Ukrainian Sunday schools?
1862
when did Alexander II issue a decree stating that the Ukrainian language didn’t exist?
1863
when did Alexander make it illegal to publish books un Ukraine?
1876
How did Lenin change the Ukrainian language?
after the 1924 constitution the Ukrainian language was encouraged as the idea was they were all one big happy family
How did Stalin attack Ukrainian culture?
he had all Kobzars (a type of Ukrainian folk singer) executed in 1932
when was the Holodomor famine (Ukraine)? How many died
1932-33, killed 7 million
what happened to promoters of Ukrainian?
they were purged in 1929, and again between 1936-1939
When did Alexander II ban Lithuanian being taught in schools?
1865
what did Alexander II ban Lithuanians from doing?
having government jobs
What did Alexander III ban the Jews from doing?
moving out of the pale of settlement, and buying land in certain areas
How many Jews were killed in Pogroms in 1881?
40
how many Jews were killed in Pogroms in 1905 (Nicholas II)
2500
what did Stalin set up for Jews
a special Jewish settlement in the Russian Far East that became the Jewish autonomous region
What did Stalin believe about Jewish doctors?
that they were trying to kill him. the doctors plot of 1952 ended with 15 influential Jews being executed
what did Alexander II ban the Polish Catholic church from doing?
communicating with the Vatican
when was the Polish Socialist formed under Alexander III?
1892
When was the Polish democratic party formed ender Alexander III
1893
in 1950, what did Stalin do to striking workers?
30,000 striking workers were arrested and sent to newly built concentration camps
How many people were killed in the East German Uprising?
125
