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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. Due to short food supplies, what does Khrushchev propose?

2. How many communist officials and sympathizers are killed by the underground?

3. When does Khrushchev join the Bolsheviks?

4. Who is murdered under Khrushchev's orders?

5. When is Postyshev dropped from the Ukraine Central Committee?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does the author suggest that Khrushchev embraces revolution?

2. Describe what role Khrushchev holds as ex-officio and what actions he is able to take in this position.

3. In terms of percentages of resources, what does WWII take from the USSR and Ukraine?

4. What is Khrushchev's experience with the Red Guard by 1918-1919?

5. How does Stalin feel about Khrushchev's reform plans?

6. What occurs as the Old Guard falls?

7. What problems follow Khrushchev to the academy?

8. What does Khrushchev begin to do while working as an apprentice?

9. What is Khrushchev involved in once he moves to Kharlov?

10. What is the state of the Soviet Union in 1964?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Describe the Marshall Plan. Who is involved in enacting this plan? How does this plan allow Stalin to pass the blame? Who does Stalin pass the blame to? What is Khrushchev's role in this Plan? Do you think the Marshall plan was effective for meeting Stalin's goals?

Essay Topic 2

What are Khrushchev's motivations for his career in the beginning of the book? Do these motivations change by the end of his career? If yes, why? How do you think they changed? If no, how do you think Khrushchev managed to maintain these motivations throughout his career?

Essay Topic 3

Discuss the Khrushchev and Malenkov relationships. Is this friendship genuine? Why or why not? Is the relationship politically motivated? Explain your answer.

Discuss why this would be significant in the time after the fall of the Old Guard.

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