Khrushchev Flashcards
Which 5 men were in the collective leadership that took over after Stalin death
Khrushchev, Beria, Molotov, Malenkov, voroshilov
How was Beria removed from power
Accused of crimes and zukhov rushed in and arrested him.
Executed after 6 months in December 1953
How did Khrushchev outmanoeuvre Malenkov?
Made him take blame for poor harvest in 1953
When was virgin land schemes
1954
When was secret speech at 20th party congress
1956
Theee motives for destabilisation
Moral conscience
Leninist renewal
Liberate party officials
What was the title of secret speech
On the personality cult and its consequences
How many political prisoners were freed after the secret speech
617000
Two examples of how Khrushchev speech destabilised Europe
Hungary strike in 1956
Polish strike led to change in gov
How many casualties in Hungarian uprising
20,000
What was anti party group
Molotov kaganovich and voroshilov opposed the secret speech
Condemned for factionalism
What happened to zukhov 1957
Dismissed from presidium and central committee due to military reforms without consultation of the party
What did Khrushchev attack Stalin at 22nd party congress in 1961
New info on purges
Four actions at 22nd party congress
Stalins body moved
Places named after Stalin renamed
Monuments of Stalin removed
Monument to Stalin’s victims in Moscow
What did Ks analysis of agriculture in 1953 reveal
Low productivity, low livestoc.
Farmers incomes low
High taxes on private plots discouraged production
Where was VLS
Kazakhstan, the urals and Siberia
How many Komsomol volunteers helped in VLS
300,000
What proportion of 85mn acres of maize were harvested ripe
1/6
When were MTS stations abolished
1958
How did Ks restriction of private plots put pressone on peasants
Pressure to sell cows to kolkhoz
When did Khrushchev do 7 year plan
1959
Why did k expand chemistry
To provide more fertiliser for agriculture
2 issued with Ks industry
Expense of space race
Increased military expenditure
Succes of Ks industry
Consumer goods increased
Space race increased prestige
When was first successful ballistic missile
1957
When did Gagarin become first man in space
1961
3 ways Khrushchev reorganised industry
-Enterprise from central to republic bank
-Republican gov given control of factories
-1957 regional economic council set up
Shag was the new party programme
Communist party was now the party of the whole peoples. Communist society by 1980 and wealth to have increased by 260%
How did K help living standards
1956minimum wage
1960 7 hour dag
When did k try to end house shortages
1957
Give examples of new houses in 1956 and 65
Cheap five stories high and pre fabricated
How did higher education increase
Trebled
3 examples of Ks attack on religion
Revival of militant atheism
Anti religious propaganda
Churches and monasteries closed
Two examples of novels censored
Dr zhivago and life and fate
Where was the uprising on 1st June 1962
Novocherkassk
What was novocherassk about
Food prices rising
What was samizdat
Self publishing. Spread political ideas
Why was k criticised about CMC
Nearly caused nuclear war
How good was grain harvest in 1963
107 tonnes to target of 170 million tonnes
What happened after harvest of 1963
K had to buy grain from abroad
How did K reorganise politically
1956-61 replaced 2/3 of council of ministers
1961 limited number of times one person could be elected to the same office
1962 divided party between agriculture and industry
Reactions to Ks organisation
Hare brained schemes
How many were killed in Nobocherkaask
24
