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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. As Kaganovich's deputy, what is Khrushchev's largest project?

2. What is life like for Khrushchev and the other men in the barracks?

3. How many of Khrushchev's key party and industrial leaders have been lost?

4. When does Khrushchev join the Bolsheviks?

5. How does the party test Khrushchev's loyalty in 1930?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. What benefit does Khrushchev receive from having Ivan Pisarev as a friend?

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

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

6. Why does Khrushchev prefer pseudo-science?

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

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

9. Why does Khrushchev have Dovzhenko rehabilitated?

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

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

Discuss Ukraine before Khrushchev takes over. What changes does Khrushchev make to the country? What is the reaction to these changes by the people? By other political leaders? What is the state of the country after all the changes are implemented?

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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