Stalin forced Famine By Bryan, Taylor, Anthony and John

● Stalin wanted to kill Ukrainians seeking independence ● Ukraine had been under Russian rule for over 200 years ● Ukrainians named themselves independent and named Kiev their capital city ● Ukrainian national army was fighting the Russian red army Background

● Stalin wanted to get rid of everyone that wanted to be independent from his rule. ● Stalin sent a message by cutting off the food supply with caused a large food shortage ● an estimate of about 7 millions people died due to the food famine ● Stalin eventually cut of Ukraine from receiving resources and due to that in nearly 25% of the population including 3 million children had perished Goal Of Cleansing

● Stalin wanted to bring back Soviet’s big influence in the Ukraine. ● 5,000 Ukrainian scholars, scientists cultural and religious leaders were arrested after being falsely accused of plotting an armed revolt. ● Stalin imposed the Soviet system of land management known as collectivization. Which resulted in the seizure of all privately owned farmlands and livestock in a country where 80% of the people were traditional village farmers. Foreign Interaction

● Late % of the population of Ukraine, (three million children) had perished. ● The Kuklas as a class were destroyed. ● Stalin allowed food distribution to resume & the famine subsided. ● In 1941 nazi troops invaded the country- to rob the breadbasket. The Outcome