May 18 History Quiz — 5 Questions

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Question 1 of 5

What was the code name of the operation carried out by the Soviet Union to deport the Crimean Tatars on May 18, 1944?

AOperation Barbarossa

BOperation Blue

COperation Lentil

DOperation Anton

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Question 2 of 5

What was the primary mode of transportation used to deport the Crimean Tatars from the Crimean Peninsula on May 18, 1944?

ATrains

BShips

CTrucks

DHorse-drawn carriages

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Question 3 of 5

Which Soviet official was directly responsible for overseeing the deportation of the Crimean Tatars on May 18, 1944?

ALavrentiy Beria

BJoseph Stalin

CNikita Khrushchev

DAndrei Vyshinsky

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Question 4 of 5

What was the estimated mortality rate of the Crimean Tatars during the first year after their deportation on May 18, 1944?

AAround 10%

BAround 20%

CAround 30%

DAround 46%

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Question 5 of 5

In what year were the Crimean Tatars finally allowed to return to their ancestral homeland in the Crimean Peninsula?

A1953

B1956

C1967

D1989

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