In the former Soviet Union,the government sought to make the country:
A)more ethnically heterogeneous
B)more ethnically homogeneous
C)as ethnically heterogeneous as it was before the 1917 revolution
D)more ethnically diverse in the largest republics and less ethnically diverse in the smallest republics
E)less ethnically diverse in the largest republics and more ethnically diverse in the smallest republics

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The Soviet Union pursued policies to make the country more ethnically homogeneous by suppressing minority cultures, promoting the use of the Russian language, and relocating individuals to areas dominated by their own ethnic group. This was done in an attempt to create a unified Soviet identity and minimize the potential for ethnic conflicts.

In the Former Soviet Union,the Government Sought to Make the Country