Baltics - Russia

Question 1

Economic -tsars

Answer 1

Tsars
Population Riga and keiv double 1897-1914
population doubling from 250,000 to 500,000
Follows population rise - Latvians rising by over 375,000

Question 2

Economic - communists

Answer 2

Estonia: Oil production 8 to10 million tons per year

Latvia: About 55% of the population was urbanized

85% of agricultural land was collectivized

Up to 1.5million in famine

Question 3

Alex 111 Russification of Baltics

Answer 3

The ukaz (imperial decree)
14 September 1885.
Russia is official language in government cotnrol

Question 4

Repression post ww2

Answer 4

Mass deportation Post ww2
Accused of being German support

The total number deported in 1944–55 has been estimated at over half a million: 124,000 in Estonia, 136,000 in Latvia and 245,000 in Lithuania

Question 5

Baltics liberated

Answer 5

1st invaded June 15th-17th 1940

Usst liberate - September 14 and November 24, 1944.

Question 6

1945 elections -Rigged

Answer 6

estonia - Peoples union (communists ) win all 80 seats -91.6% of votes

lithuania - It secured all 79 seats in the People’s Seimas -95% votes

Question 7

Estoinia oil

Answer 7

by 1945 mined 65% of ussrs oil

Question 8

latvia electronics

Answer 8

Latvia manufactured 47% of all Soviet automatic telephone exchange

Question 9

Rigas port (alex 111)

Answer 9

imports increased 6x during this period. In 1881–1885, the total value of imports was approximately 27.4 million roubles,