Persecution of ethnic minorities (Edexcel GCSE History): Quizzes
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What percentage of the Soviet Union's population were Russians?
What percentage of the Soviet Union's population were Russians?
55%
What did early Bolshevik ideology promote regarding ethnic identity?
What did early Bolshevik ideology promote regarding ethnic identity?
Worker identity mattered more than ethnicity
What role did Stalin hold in the early years of the Soviet Union?
What role did Stalin hold in the early years of the Soviet Union?
Commissar for Nationalities
When was the Soviet Union established?
When was the Soviet Union established?
1922
When did nationalism begin to be viewed as a threat to Soviet unity?
When did nationalism begin to be viewed as a threat to Soviet unity?
Late 1920s
Why did Stalin target ethnic minorities regarding collectivization?
Why did Stalin target ethnic minorities regarding collectivization?
Opposition was strongest in their areas
Which groups did Stalin fear had divided loyalties?
Which groups did Stalin fear had divided loyalties?
Soviet Germans and Koreans
What term described putting ethnic identity ahead of Soviet citizenship?
What term described putting ethnic identity ahead of Soviet citizenship?
Bourgeois nationalism
How many people were executed for their ethnicity in 1937-1938?
How many people were executed for their ethnicity in 1937-1938?
250,000
How many Soviet Koreans were relocated to Kazakhstan in 1937-1938?
How many Soviet Koreans were relocated to Kazakhstan in 1937-1938?
170,000
What triggered mass deportation of Soviet Germans to Siberia in 1941?
What triggered mass deportation of Soviet Germans to Siberia in 1941?
Germany's invasion of the USSR
Which organization carried out mass arrests of ethnic minorities?
Which organization carried out mass arrests of ethnic minorities?
The NKVD
How did Stalin use ethnic minorities regarding Soviet problems?
How did Stalin use ethnic minorities regarding Soviet problems?
As scapegoats for failures