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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. Why is Lyonia court-martialed while recovering from battle wounds?

2. What year is Khrushchev put in charge of the Petrovo-Marinsky District?

3. What is significant about the chemistry students that Khrushchev begins to work with?

4. What does education offer men during the time discussed in Chapter 3?

5. What type of leader is Khrushchev described as?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. How does Khrushchev feel about Stalin?

3. What is Khrushchev's mother like?

4. What does Khrushchev do as a chief political commissar?

5. What problems follow Khrushchev to the academy?

6. What occurs as the Old Guard falls?

7. Why does Khrushchev have Dovzhenko rehabilitated?

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

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

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

What are Khrushchev's plans in 1957 concerning industry, American agriculture, and the artistic intelligentsia? What are Khrushchev's recommendations during this time?

Discuss the reaction from the other political leaders (specifically Koganovich and Molotov) concerning Khrushchev's plans as well as their decisions for the plans.

What is the end result of Khrushchev's voicing these plans?

Essay Topic 3

In 1954 the leadership is once again in turmoil. Discuss the actions from the following leaders: Khrushchev, Molotov, Kaganovich, Malenkov, and Voroshilov. Do these leaders find any solutions? Provide support for your answer from the book.

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