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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In the beginning of Chapter 14, who is indicated as the USSR's leading war hero?
(a) Zhukov.
(b) Malenkov.
(c) Molotov.
(d) Khrushchev.

2. The 20th Congress is the first regularly scheduled Congress since when?
(a) 1940.
(b) 1937.
(c) 1938,
(d) 1939.

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

4. How does the U.S. respond to the U-2 incident that led to the capture of a U.S. pilot?
(a) They never find out the pilot was captured.
(b) Demand the release of the pilot.
(c) Lies.
(d) Comes clean.

5. What is Khrushchev's emphasis for party official?
(a) Following his plan.
(b) Professionalism.
(c) Dictatorship.
(d) Education.

6. Whose control should the capital of the German Democratic Republic be under?
(a) Ulbricht.
(b) Stalin.
(c) Khrushchev.
(d) Lenin.

7. How many chief assistants does Khrushchev have?
(a) 9.
(b) 20.
(c) 4.
(d) 15.

8. What policy alienates the Chinese and creates false holes in the Soviet Union?
(a) Geneva Convention.
(b) East-West Peace treaty.
(c) America First.
(d) U.N Relations Policies.

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

10. Who does Stalin support during WWII simply to appease the US?
(a) Mao.
(b) Truman.
(c) Chiang Kai-shek.
(d) Acheson.

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

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

13. Who is blamed for proposing the first nuclear strike?
(a) Stalin.
(b) Khrushchev.
(c) Castro.
(d) JFK.

14. What is Khrushchev obsessed with that he keeps silent about while at Camp David?
(a) U-2 flights.
(b) Cuba.
(c) Nuclear energy.
(d) West Berlin.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. In the beginning of Chapter 12, why does the Central Committee panic?

3. What must Khrushchev face when he returns to the Soviet Union in October of 1960?

4. Where does Khrushchev want to address the West Berlin issues with JFK?

5. What does Khrushchev report positively on to the Presidium during Chapter 17?

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