2StalinWorldreaction

** World Reaction ** 

After Stalin's forced famine, outside countries reacted greatly to this problem. Many countries relied on the Ukrainian region for food supplies, since no food was delivered, 20 million people in outside countries died from starvation. During this year long famine, major grain-producing areas of the Soviet Union were greatly affected. No grain or any other type of food was being shipped out to the countries that needed it the most, resulting in many deaths around the world.

While the famine was taking place in the Ukraine, many people in outside countries were not aware of this major crisis. Stalin tried his hardest to keep it a secret. When the outside countries were not recieving the amounts of food they were suppose to, people started to wonder why these problems were occurring. People in the Ukraine kept to themselves and never talked about the problems that were taking place. Inside the Soviet Union, if someone were to say "hunger" or "famine", they would be arrested imedietly. If any kind of food was being shipped inside the border of Ukraine, they were quickly dispose of it. Since no one knew about the famine, the Ukraine did not receive any help. It was not until a few years later that people around the world were being informed about Stalin's Forced Famine that took place. Most people were in shock once they heard the terrible things that were happening to innocent people. 





http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joseph_Stalin http://www.rollintl.com/roll/famine.gif http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joseph_Stalin http://www.artukraine.com/famineart/buchanan.htm


 * By:Margaret Kerrigan**

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