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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What is Khrushchev demanded to do on June 20?
(a) End the War.
(b) Vote in favor of the Gang of Eight.
(c) Step down as party leader.
(d) Create an alliance with East Germany.

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

4. In the beginning of Chapter 12, why does the Central Committee panic?
(a) Because of a poor economy.
(b) Becasue of protestors.
(c) The war continues.
(d) Because they fear Khrushchev.

5. 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.

Short Answer Questions

1. On May 22, what country does Khrushchev claim the USSR will overtake?

2. Who do the people blame for the food shortages in 1961?

3. What is Khrushchev obsessed with that he keeps silent about while at Camp David?

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

5. Who is blamed for proposing the first nuclear strike?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is the purpose of camp literature?

2. What is Khrushchev's response when a deputy foreign minister mentions the captured pilot?

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

4. What does Khrushchev want from the trip to Cuba?

5. What is the agricultural harvest like in 1958?

6. How does Khrushchev describe Mikoyan in 1957?

7. What evidence suggests Khrushchev's "Top Secret" speech was meant to be leaked?

8. Why is Khrushchev having nightmares about peace?

9. Why does the Central Committee condemn Zhukov?

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

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