Josip Broz was born to a Croat father and Slovene mother in the village of Kumrovec, Croatia. Drafted into military service, he distinguished himself, becoming the youngest Sergeant Major in the Austro-Hungarian Army of that time. After being seriously wounded and captured by the Imperial Russians during World War I, Josip was sent to a work camp in the Ural Mountains. He participated in the October Revolution, and later joined a Red Guard unit in Omsk. Upon his return home, Broz found himself in the newly established Kingdom of Yugoslavia, where he joined the Communist Party of Yugoslavia (KPJ). COUNT 5
QSN1 What ethnicity was Tito's mother? ANS1 Slovene QSN2 What ethnicity was Tito's father? ANS2 Croat QSN3 Who captured him during World War I? ANS3 the Imperial Russians QSN4 Tito joined which unit in Omsk? ANS4 Red Guard QSN5 What party in Yugoslavia did he join? ANS5 Communist Party