What happened in Klaipėda in January 1923?
Answer and explanation
Correct answer: B. Lithuanians took the Klaipėda Region in an uprising
- Step 1: The region had been separated from Germany after the First World War. Step 2. In 1923 an uprising of Lithuanians brought it into the Lithuanian state. Answer: Lithuanians took control of the region. Why not the others: The Soviets came in 1940 and 1944, Poland did not take it, and the free city status was not made.
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