The Baltic States Fight for Independence
At a glance:
- Series: Great Events from History II: Human Rights Series
- Categories: Social Issues, Reform, and Protest, Military History
- Subcategories: Colonialism, Colonies, Settlements, Revolutions, Rebellions, Uprisings, Riots, Human Rights
- Curriculum: 20th & 21st Century European History, Russian/Former Soviet States History
- Geographical Location: Lithuania, Latvia, Estonia, Baltic States
- Date: 1917-1920
Article abstract: Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania established themselves as independent states between 1917 and 1920, overcoming diverse opposition.
Summary of Event
The revolutionary ferment that gripped the Russian Empire in 1917 gave birth to sweeping changes in that Empire’s Baltic provinces. By 1920, Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania had emerged as independent republics after a long and difficult struggle against Soviet, White Russian, and German forces.
The Baltic peoples share a common geography and, accordingly, rather similar historical...
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