Complete the sentence about Marijampolė with the correct year: On 9 April ______, by decree of the Soviet authorities, Marijampolė was renamed Kapsukas in honour of the Lithuanian communist activist Vincas Mickevičius-Kapsukas.
Answer and explanation
Correct answer: A. 1955
- Step 1: On 9 April 1955, by decree of the Soviet authorities, Marijampolė was renamed Kapsukas in honour of the Lithuanian communist activist Vincas Mickevičius-Kapsukas. Answer: 1955. Why not the others: 1940, 1970 and 1947 don't fit.
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