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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Khrushchev's logic for getting nuclear weapons into Cuba?

2. What does Khrushchev demand in March of 1963 concerning the military?

3. On October 31, where does Khrushchev state they need to restore order in?

4. In the beginning of Chapter 14, who is indicated as the USSR's leading war hero?

5. In what year does the Red Army invade Poland?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why is Khrushchev having nightmares about peace?

2. How are Khrushchev and the government feeling after congress meets in 1956?

3. Why is the pro-Khrushchev petition accepted?

4. Why does the U.S. demand a period of relative quiet?

5. How do Khrushchev's ideologies effect his takeover of foreign policy?

6. Discuss what happens to religion after 1961 under Khrushchev.

7. What does Khrushchev discuss during the 22nd Congress?

8. Why does Khrushchev somewhat fear the bombing plans discussed in Chapter 13?

9. Why is the Central Committee's confirmation to divide the parties cause for bewilderment?

10. What is the agricultural harvest like in 1958?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

How is Khrushchev's rise in leadership while he is in school described? What does he do to achieve this status? How does this effect his schooling? Who tests his loyalty and how is it tested?

Essay Topic 2

Discuss the Gang of Eight. Who is this group? What is the goal of this group? What effect or influence does this group have?

Essay Topic 3

After reading the entire book, reread Chapter 1. Discuss the purpose of starting at the end. What were the author's intentions? Is this an effective literary method? Do you think the book would have been as effective if a different method was used?

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