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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. How many party leaders and citizens are involved in discussions for implementing Khrushchev's draft program?

2. What does Khrushchev report positively on to the Presidium during Chapter 17?

3. When is Khrushchev's first press conference?

4. By how much does Khrushchev rise retail prices on farm products in 1962?

5. What has declined in the Soviet Union since Stalin's death?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. Why is Khrushchev having nightmares about peace?

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

6. Why is the Central Committee's confirmation to divide the parties cause for bewilderment?

7. Why is the pro-Khrushchev petition accepted?

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

9. What is the agricultural harvest like in 1958?

10. What is the purpose of camp literature?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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.

Essay Topic 2

Discuss the Great Patriotic War. How do citizens react or come together during this time? What role does Stalin play in this war? What role does Khrushchev play in this war?

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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