The Gulags and National Minorities (AQA A-Level History): Quizzes
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According to Robert Conquest, how many prisoners were in gulags by the close of 1938?
According to Robert Conquest, how many prisoners were in gulags by the close of 1938?
5.5-9.5 million
What terminology replaced 'class enemies' to describe gulag prisoners from 1937 onwards?
What terminology replaced 'class enemies' to describe gulag prisoners from 1937 onwards?
Anti-Soviet enemies
How much higher were gulag mortality rates compared to the rest of the USSR?
How much higher were gulag mortality rates compared to the rest of the USSR?
Four to six times higher
What was Uzbekistan's agriculture forcibly reoriented to produce for Russian industry?
What was Uzbekistan's agriculture forcibly reoriented to produce for Russian industry?
Cotton
When were Koreans from the Far East deported to Central Asia?
When were Koreans from the Far East deported to Central Asia?
1937
How many Volga Germans were deported to Siberia & Central Asia in June 1941?
How many Volga Germans were deported to Siberia & Central Asia in June 1941?
Over 400,000
What language was imposed as compulsory in all educational institutions in the 1930s?
What language was imposed as compulsory in all educational institutions in the 1930s?
Russian
When did Muslims face direct persecution in Central Asian republics?
When did Muslims face direct persecution in Central Asian republics?
After 1928
What happened to local communist party leadership in non-Russian republics 1937-38?
What happened to local communist party leadership in non-Russian republics 1937-38?
Virtually all replaced
Which feature characterized late 1930s gulags compared to earlier camps?
Which feature characterized late 1930s gulags compared to earlier camps?
No prospect of rehabilitation