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

2. Where do Khrushchev and the Gang of Eight meet during Chapter 12?
(a) East Germany.
(b) Mosow.
(c) Romania.
(d) Leningrad.

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

4. What does Khrushchev take control of before defeating the "anti-party" group?
(a) Foreign Policy.
(b) Government.
(c) Appropriations.
(d) Community relations.

5. In what year does the 20th Congress reconvene?
(a) 1960.
(b) 1954.
(c) 1956.
(d) 1955.

Short Answer Questions

1. What do planners of Operation Grandslam hope keeps the Soviets unprepared?

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

3. Who does Khrushchev send to Havana?

4. Who does Khrushchev call a meeting with in July of 1958?

5. Whose views does Khrushchev denounce in Chapter 17?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Why does the Central Committee condemn Zhukov?

3. What is the agricultural harvest like in 1958?

4. What is Khrushchev's agenda in attending the UN General Assembly in 1960?

5. Why do foreign ministers meet in Geneva on May 11?

6. What occurs at the Soviet Defense Council meeting discussed in Chapter 19?

7. How do Khrushchev's ideologies effect his takeover of foreign policy?

8. Why is the pro-Khrushchev petition accepted?

9. What is the purpose of camp literature?

10. Why does Khrushchev somewhat fear the bombing plans discussed in Chapter 13?

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