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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. Who is the driving force behind the 1962 anti-Stalin campaign?

2. How many citizens march for Stalin in his home of Georgia?

3. In the beginning of Chapter 12, why does the Central Committee panic?

4. What happens to hundreds of protestors in 1957?

5. Who does Stalin betray in Chapter 11?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. Why is the U.S. twice tarnished during summit meetings?

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

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

6. What is the purpose of camp literature?

7. What does Khrushchev want from the trip to Cuba?

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

9. How does Khrushchev describe Mikoyan in 1957?

10. Why is the pro-Khrushchev petition accepted?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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.

Essay Topic 2

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?

Essay Topic 3

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?

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