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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 must Khrushchev face when he returns to the Soviet Union in October of 1960?

2. In 1956, what does Cairo nationalize?

3. Who does Stalin betray in Chapter 11?

4. What does Khrushchev demand on November 10, 1958?

5. What political issues is Troyanovsky the chief of?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Khrushchev describe Mikoyan in 1957?

2. Discuss what happens to religion after 1961 under Khrushchev.

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

4. What is Khrushchev's response when a deputy foreign minister mentions the captured pilot?

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

6. What does Khrushchev discuss during the 22nd Congress?

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

8. Why is the pro-Khrushchev petition accepted?

9. Why does the U.S. demand a period of relative quiet?

10. Why does the Central Committee condemn Zhukov?

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

What is Khrushchev's behavior like as a child and young adult? What influence in his life could be attributed to this behavior? How does this change when Khrushchev serves under Stalin? How does Khrushchev feel about this change in himself?

Essay Topic 3

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?

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