Chapter 4 - Russian expansion Flashcards
When was the Polish Revolt?
1863
When was the Treaty of Brest-Litovsk signed?
1918
When was the Russo-Polish armistice?
1920
When was the Stalin Consitiution?
1936
When was the Winter War?
1939-40
When was Yalta and Potsdam?
1945
When was the Russian invasion of Hungary?
1956
What were the main national minority groups from?
Russia middle of 19th century
Poland, Finland, the Caucasus, Central Asia and the Baltic provinces
When was the first Russian Census?
1897, found that minorities made up about 55% of the empires population in the Ukraine
Who were the most loyal minorities?
Finns, Baltic Germans and Christian Armenians
Poles, Ukrainians and Tatars were not, all treated roughly the same
What were the aims of the uncooperative national minorities?
gain autonomy and break away from Russian rule + independence
When did the Poles attempt a coup against Russia?
1830, resulted in independence (for a short period of time)
How did Russia show its distrust for Poland?
Russian artillary squads based in Poland weren’t issued with shells - if conflict broke out artillery would have to wait for shells to be released from heavily guarded storage facilities
delayed mobalisation, showed paranoia of another uprising
Why was there a Polish Revolt?
rise in Polish nationalism characterised by increasing demands for political autonomy, education reforms (reopening of Warsaw university) and debate over whether serfs in Poland should also be emancipated
