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Russia in the 20th Century
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History
Undergraduate 3
05/14/2008

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When was Hitler's Night of the Long Knives?
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June 30, 1935
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When was the Molotov-Ribbentrop Pact?
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1939
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When did the Allies declare war on Germany?
Definition
September 3, 1939
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When did Russia declare war on Germany?
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September 7, 1939
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When did Russia attack Finland to gain territories before Germany attacked?
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November 1939
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When did Operation Barbarossa begin?
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June 21, 1941
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When did Russia begin its first counterattack against Germany?
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December 5, 1941
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When did Hitler's troops begin its siege of Stalingrad?
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1942
Term
What was Stalin's reaction to the (General)Vlasov Movement?
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Order 270
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When did Russia commence its counter-offensive against German forces, including the Battle of Kursk in Ukraine?
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Summer 1943
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When did the Red Army break the siege of Leningrad?
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January 1944
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When did the Red Army cross into Poland and Romania?
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Spring 1944
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When did the Red Army reach Warsaw?
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August 1944
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When was the Yalta Conference in Crimea?
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February 1945
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When did Hitler commit suicide?
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May 1, 1945
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When did the Red Army take Berlin?
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May 2, 1945
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When did German forces official surrender to the Allies?
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May 8, 1945
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When did Russia get its own separate surrender ceremony in Berlin?
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May 9, 1945
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When was the 19th Party Congress?
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1952
Term
When was The Doctor's Plot?
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1952
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When did Zhdanov suffer a heart attack and die?
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1948
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When did Stalin die?
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March 5, 1953
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What were Stalin's 3 campaigns to renew Russia's influence after WWII?
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1) Eradicate Western influence
2) Create new literature
3) Attack capitalism
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What document did Stalin write for the 19th Party Congress?
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"Economic Problems of Socialism in the USSR"
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When was Krushchev First Secretary of the USSR?
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March 1953-October 1964
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When was the 'Virgin Lands Program' launched?
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Spring 1954
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When did Krushchev attack Malenkov in Pravda, forcing him to resign?
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January 1955
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What were Krushchev's two largest reforms?
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1) An increase in material incentives to the Collective farms
2) Decentralization of planning on Collective farms.
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When was the 20th Party Congress?
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February 24-25, 1956
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What issues did Khrushchev address at the 20th Party Congress?
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Stalin's self-glorification, torture, etc.
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When did the failed attempt to overthrow Krushchev occur?
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1957
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When were the Machine Tractor Stations given over to the Collective farms?
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Spring 1958
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When was the 21st Party Congress?
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October 1961
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What issues did Khrushchev address at the 21st Party Congress?
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1) Another attack on the Stalin cult
2) Removing Stalin's body from next to Lenin's
3) Removing Stalin's name from towns, roads, stations, etc.
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Who was the editor of Noviy Mir?
Definition
Alexander Tvardovksy
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When, and by whom, was Khrushchev overthrown?
Definition
October 1964, by a Politburo commission
Term
Foreman of Gang 104
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Tyurin
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Receives food parcels
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Tsezar
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Get beaten by guards for licking food bowls
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Fetykov
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Devout Baptist
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Alyoshka
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Deputy foreman of Gang 104
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Pavlo
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"The captain"
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Buynovsky
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Teenage boy
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Gopchik
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One of the two Estonians
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Eino
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Latvian bricklayer with a sense of humor
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Kiligs
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The squealer
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Panteleyev
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Unpopular security chief
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Volkovoi
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"a quiet luckless fellow" half deaf
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Senka Klevshin
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Convict & foreman
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