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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. What do Khrushchev's children warn him of?

2. When are Khrushchev's first children born?

3. What type of leader is Khrushchev described as?

4. When does Lyonia die?

5. What happens to Zhdanov and Voznesnsky in 1950?

Short Essay Questions

1. Rather then vacationing during the summer of 1964, as was recommended, what does Khrushchev do instead?

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

3. What problems follow Khrushchev to the academy?

4. Why does Khrushchev decline an invitation to serve as deputy head of the Soviet government?

5. Why does Khrushchev prefer pseudo-science?

6. Why does Khrushchev's family flee Kiev?

7. Why should Khrushchev have listened to his children's warnings of conspiracy?

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

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

10. Why can rivals underestimate Khrushchev?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

How is Khrushchev's rise in leadership while he is in school described? What does he do to achieve this status? How does this effect his schooling? Who tests his loyalty and how is it tested?

Essay Topic 2

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 3

There were 5 major international events that stopped Khrushchev's visit to the United States. List and discuss each of these events. What was Khrushchev overall feeling about this missed visit to the US?

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