Development:’Thaw’-De-Stalinisation

Question 1

what is de-stalinisation?

Answer 1

condemnation and denouncing of Stalin by Khrushchev which led to him changing things that Stalin implemented

Question 2

what are examples of de-Stalinisation?

Answer 2

1.releasing political prisoners
2.shut down Com-inform per his policy to befriend Yugoslavia
3.invited Tito to Moscow
4.dismissal of Stalins foreign Minister,Molotov

Question 3

when was Khrushchevs secret speech?

Answer 3

February 1956

Question 4

when was the Austria State Treaty signed?

Answer 4

May 1955

Question 5

who signed the Austria State Treaty and what did the signing of this treaty mean for Austria?

Answer 5

occupying powers signed it and this meant that Austria was neutral and independent

Question 6

when was the Geneva summit?

Answer 6

July 1955

Question 7

what was discussed at the Geneva summit in July 1955?

Answer 7

Germany and disarmament however no agreements were made

Question 8

when did Khrushchev visit the USA?

Answer 8

September 1959

Question 9

what did Khrushchevs state visit to the US show about his character?

Answer 9

less paranoid than Stalin who wouldn’t leave the USSR at the end of his life

Question 10

what did Khrushchev talk about in his secret speech?

Answer 10

outlined his De-Stalinisation policy by
1.critiquing the persecution of enemies and the fears of communist countries
2.talked about how although all countries had to stay communist,there were different paths to a communist utopia