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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. When does Khrushchev join the Bolsheviks?

2. How many congressional delegates are arrested for counter-revolutionary crimes?

3. Why does Khrushchev walk everywhere he goes?

4. What occurs on March 4, 1953?

5. What is Stalin's mental state following his strokes?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Unlike many of his colleagues, what does Khrushchev have a fascination about?

3. What effect does Khrushchev's ability to tell stories have while trying to make connections?

4. What type of students attend the academy that Khrushchev was accepted into?

5. What problems follow Khrushchev to the academy?

6. Why does Khrushchev's family flee Kiev?

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

8. Why does politics divert Khrushchev's educational plans?

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

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

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

Throughout much of the relationship between Stalin and Khrushchev, Khrushchev is often described as one of Stalin's favorites. When does this view change? Why does Stalin's view of Khrushchev change? Why is Stalin suddenly mistrusting of Khrushchev? Is the mistrust substantiated?

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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