Asked by Braeden Steele on Jul 11, 2024

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What ethnic minority did Nicolae Ceauşescu target to make nationalist appeals to Romanians,razing 1,500 villages in the process?

A) Hungarians
B) Roma
C) Ukrainians
D) Turks
E) Greeks

Nicolae Ceauşescu

The General Secretary of the Romanian Communist Party and authoritarian leader of Romania from 1965 until his overthrow and execution in 1989.

Nationalist Appeals

A form of messaging or rhetoric aimed at invoking a sense of pride, loyalty, and identity towards one's nation.

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Hilal BasciJul 14, 2024
Final Answer :
A
Explanation :
Ceauşescu targeted the Hungarian minority in Romania to make nationalist appeals to Romanians. As part of his efforts, he ordered the razing of around 1,500 villages, many of which were home to ethnic Hungarians. This policy of forced assimilation and cultural erasure was part of Ceauşescu's broader campaign of nationalistic propaganda and control. The other options listed (B) Roma, (C) Ukrainians, (D) Turks, and (E) Greeks were not specifically targeted by Ceauşescu in the same way.