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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who becomes Khrushchev's assistant while head of the Ukrainian Party?

2. What does Stalin demand the Russification of?

3. What is the economic climate of the Soviet Union in 1964?

4. What does Khrushchev aim to improve with his career ambitions?

5. Where does Stalin spend his time after his strokes?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Khrushchev feel too inexperienced to head the Ukrainian Party?

2. What is Khrushchev hoping as a result of his voluntary retirement?

3. Why does Khrushchev's family flee Kiev?

4. What is the Bolsheviks' view on peasants?

5. What is the condition of Yuzovka by 1921?

6. What argument is made by Malenkov and Khrushchev concerning Beria?

7. What occurs as the Old Guard falls?

8. Why does Khrushchev have Dovzhenko rehabilitated?

9. What is Stalin's personality like after his heart attacks in 1954 and 1947?

10. What is going on in 1945, compared to what Khrushchev tells Stalin is going on?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss the political state in 1958. What is Khrushchev doing to contribute to this environment? What are the thoughts of the other political leaders during this time?

Discuss specifically other leaders' views and reasons for their views toward Khrushchev.

Essay Topic 2

Chapter 1 begins at the end. What is the purpose of this literary method? What information is presented that may assist with understanding the rest of the book?

Essay Topic 3

Stalin's mental faculties begin to deteriorate after a series of heart attacks. Do you think this mental illness was the result of the heart attacks or was it present all along?

Explain your answer with examples from the book.

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