History of Romania Flashcards
Unifier of the Dacian tribes, sometimes called the first ruler of Romania
Burebista
Leader of Dacia who was defeated at the Siege of Sarmizegetusa by Trajan
Decebalus
First King of Romania
Carol I
Corrupt King of Romania who was deposed by his son Michael
Carol II
Right wing military dictator of Romania through World War II
Ion Antonescu
Leader of the fascist Iron Guard who co-ruled with Ion Antonescu for a year
Horia Sima
Event in which the Iron Guard failed to depose Antonescu
Legionnaires Rebellion
Mass pogrom in a Romanian city in which over 13000 Jews were killed during the Antonescu period
Iasi Pogrom
Title held by Antonescu and later by Ceausescu
Conducator
Name for the operation in which the allied powers bombed Romanian oil fields at Ploiesti, the largest oil fields in Axis hands
Operation Tidal Wave
De Facto leader of the Romanian Communist Party right after World War II. The leader of the Muscovite faction as opposed to Georghiu-Dej’s native faction. The first female foreign minister in the world.
Ana Pauker
The first Communist leader of Romania
Georghe-Georghiu-Dej
Communist dictator of Romania for 34 years until 1989, when he became the only communist leader in Western Europe to be overthrown via violent revolution. He was executed on live TV.
Nicolae Ceausescu
Purpose of the Infamous Decree 770
Ban contraception and abortions to increase birth rates and kickstart a baby boom (kinda worked, but eventually people found new ways to get access to contraception).
Ceausescu’s secret police
Securitate
