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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. On October 31, where does Khrushchev state they need to restore order in?
(a) Romania.
(b) East Germany.
(c) Moscow.
(d) Budapest.

2. What is Khrushchev's logic for getting nuclear weapons into Cuba?
(a) Power.
(b) Fear.
(c) Peace.
(d) Support.

3. Who makes charges of adventurism and capitulation against Khrushchev?
(a) France.
(b) United States.
(c) Ukrine.
(d) Chinese.

4. What does Khrushchev demand on November 10, 1958?
(a) The fall of Berlin.
(b) The freeing for the people in Berlin.
(c) Take over of Berlin.
(d) Status of Berlin be normalized.

5. In 1956, what does Cairo nationalize?
(a) The Suez Canal.
(b) Syria.
(c) The Czech Republic.
(d) Hungary.

6. What does every U-2 mission require?
(a) A practice run.
(b) Presidential authorization.
(c) Five soldiers.
(d) Khrushchev's approval.

7. What is the goal of the Russians during Chapter 19?
(a) Protect Castro.
(b) Protect United States.
(c) Defeat Castro.
(d) Defeat United States.

8. Who do the people blame for the food shortages in 1961?
(a) Khrushchev.
(b) Evtushenko.
(c) Stalin.
(d) Tvardovsky.

9. What has declined in the Soviet Union since Stalin's death?
(a) International relations.
(b) Political power.
(c) Economy.
(d) Agriculture.

10. Who is responsible for writing Khrushchev's speeches?
(a) The Press Group.
(b) Shuisky.
(c) Shevchenko.
(d) The Writers Guild.

11. What does Khrushchev report positively on to the Presidium during Chapter 17?
(a) International relations.
(b) Political campaign.
(c) Peasant workers.
(d) Astrakhan harvest.

12. What does the Presidium vote against in 1959?
(a) Increasing taxes to support war.
(b) Military aid to the Ukraine.
(c) The draft.
(d) Military aid to Cuba.

13. Discussed in Chapter 13, who does Khrushchev negotiate with to set up a provisional government?
(a) The Czechs.
(b) The Poles.
(c) The Spanish.
(d) The Germans.

14. What is the ultimate result of Khrushchev raising prices on farm products?
(a) Capital gains for the government.
(b) Increased wages for factory workers.
(c) Labor strikes.
(d) Increased farming revenue.

15. What are Kennedy's advisers called?
(a) ExComm.
(b) The Kennedy team.
(c) POTUSADV.
(d) Presidential team.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Khrushchev take control of before defeating the "anti-party" group?

2. Who is the driving force behind the 1962 anti-Stalin campaign?

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

4. What type of existence does Khrushchev demand with the United States?

5. When is Khrushchev's first press conference?

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