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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who is the driving force behind the 1962 anti-Stalin campaign?
(a) Khrushchev.
(b) Liberal intellectuals.
(c) Solzhenitsyn.
(d) Conservatives.

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

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

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

5. What does Khrushchev compare the 5 major international events to?
(a) A rat race.
(b) Children fighting.
(c) The end of civilization.
(d) Playing chess in the dark.

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

7. In Chapter 12, who does the Gang of Eight recruit?
(a) Khrushchev.
(b) Malenkov.
(c) Zhukov.
(d) Molotov.

8. When is Khrushchev's first press conference?
(a) September 14, 1958.
(b) November 10, 1958.
(c) October 1, 1958.
(d) November 27, 1958.

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

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

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

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

13. When is Khrushchev's draft program established?
(a) 1963.
(b) 1960.
(c) 1962.
(d) 1961.

14. What does Khrushchev demand in March of 1963 concerning the military?
(a) Cut in size.
(b) Train on nuclear weapons.
(c) Increase size.
(d) Unite with Cuba.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. Where do Khrushchev and the Gang of Eight meet during Chapter 12?

4. The 20th Congress is the first regularly scheduled Congress since when?

5. What happens to hundreds of protestors in 1957?

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