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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) Budapest.
(b) East Germany.
(c) Romania.
(d) Moscow.

2. Who does Khrushchev send to Havana?
(a) Mao.
(b) Mikoyan.
(c) Neizvestny.
(d) Solzhenitsyn.

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

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

5. What do JFK's advisers suggest he avoid during a meeting with Khrushchev in Vienna?
(a) Talk of Cuba.
(b) Talk of West Berlin.
(c) Signing any treaties.
(d) Idealogical arguments.

6. Where does Khrushchev want to address the West Berlin issues with JFK?
(a) United States.
(b) Russia.
(c) The UN General Assembly.
(d) G8 summitt.

7. What is Khrushchev's reaction to the vote by the Presidium in 1959?
(a) Reverses it.
(b) Accepts it.
(c) Makes various addendums.
(d) He is not made aware of it until 1960.

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

9. What does Khrushchev look for from the United States in 1958?
(a) Invitation to visit.
(b) The President's approval of his plans.
(c) A peace treaty.
(d) Approval for increased military support from the U.S.

10. On May 22, what country does Khrushchev claim the USSR will overtake?
(a) USA.
(b) France.
(c) England.
(d) Germany.

11. As discussed in Chapter 14, what is Khrushchev defenseless against?
(a) Stalin.
(b) His own weaknesses.
(c) Lenin.
(d) The 21st Congress.

12. Discussed in Chapter 13, what does Khrushchev feel that Germany, France, and Italy will do?
(a) Increase their military presence.
(b) Start a revolution.
(c) Stop trade with Russia.
(d) Create alliances with Poland.

13. When is Khrushchev's plan to divide the party realized?
(a) 1963.
(b) 1965.
(c) 1964.
(d) 1962.

14. What type of existence does Khrushchev demand with the United States?
(a) Truthful.
(b) Utilitarian.
(c) Soviet-like.
(d) Peaceful.

15. How many citizens march for Stalin in his home of Georgia?
(a) 100,000.
(b) 60,000.
(c) 70,0000.
(d) 81,000.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does every U-2 mission require?

2. What does Khrushchev demand on November 10, 1958?

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

4. What has declined in the Soviet Union since Stalin's death?

5. In what year does the 20th Congress reconvene?

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