Ukraine Famine & Balfour Declaration Quiz

When did the Ukraine Famine, also known as the Holodomor, occur?

• In the 1920s

• In the 1930s

• In the 1940s

• In the 1950s

What was one of the reasons why the Holodomor happened?

• Ukraine had a shortage of grain production

• Stalin wanted to punish Ukraine for political reasons

• Ukraine was known as the "bread basket" and produced lots of grain

• Ukraine refused to join the Soviet Union

What policy did Stalin introduce that contributed to the Holodomor?

• Privatization of agriculture

• Collectivization of agriculture

• Industrialization of agriculture

• Nationalization of services

What was a direct effect of the Holodomor on the Ukrainian population?

• Rapid industrial growth

• Millions of Ukrainians starved and died

• Increase in agricultural production

• Improvement in the Ukrainian economy

What was the Holodomor?

• A) A letter written to establish a national home for Jewish people

• B) A movement that believes in the development and protection of a Jewish state

• C) A mass starvation of Ukrainians recognized as a genocide by 15 countries

• D) The establishment of the state of Israel in 1948

What was the purpose of the Balfour Declaration?

• A) To force Ukraine to collectivize and feed the USSR

• B) To recognize the mass starvation in Ukraine as a genocide

• C) To call for the establishment of a national home for Jewish people in Palestine

• D) To accelerate Jewish migration from India and Egypt to Palestine

What did the Balfour Declaration lead to?

• A) The recognition of the Holodomor as a genocide

• B) The establishment of the state of Israel in 1948

• C) The mass starvation of Ukrainians

• D) The collectivization of farms in Ukraine