Khrushchev - De-Stalinisation represented a real break from the past

Question 1

Khrushchev’s ____ policies marked a sharp contrast to the Stalin era.

These included:

1. Announced there was no substance to the ____ ____
2. More than _ million non-political prisoners with sentences under _ years were released

Answer 1

Khrushchev’s immediate policies marked a sharp contrast to the Stalin era.

These included:

1. Announced there was no substance to the Doctors’ Plot
2. More than 1 million non-political prisoners with sentences under 5 years were released

Question 2

The initial system of government seemed different to Stalin’s as it was a _____ leadership

Answer 2

The initial system of government seemed different to Stalin’s as it was a collective leadership

Question 3

Khrushchev and the others attacked Beria particularly because of his powerful position controlling the ____ as Minister of ____ ____

There were fears that he would mimic the ____ and the ____ of Stalin.

Answer 3

Khrushchev and the others attacked Beria particularly because of his powerful position controlling the NKVD as Minister of Internal Affairs

There were fears that he would mimic the methods and the authority of Stalin.

Question 4

The control of the secret police moved from that of ____ ____ to the ____, allowing for more ____ and less chance for ____ of ____.

Answer 4

The control of the secret police moved from that of one individual to the party, allowing for more survaillance and less chance for abuse of power.

Question 5

The NKVD were fully put under the control of the party with the execution of a further __ NKVD members in 19__-_, and placing them under the ___.

They ended the ____.

Answer 5

The NKVD were fully put under the control of the party with the execution of a further 30 NKVD members in 1953-6, and placing them under the KGB.

They ended the purges.

Question 6

Some of Khrushchev’s economic and social policies showed a break with Stalinism:

1. Virgin Lands - greater government investment in ____
2. Tuition fees for higher education ____
3. Narrowed ____ ____ between rich and poor
4. Pensions ____
5. Housing given ____ ____ in economic planning - amount ____ since end of WW2
6. Economy significantly ____ to ___ regional councils

Answer 6

Some of Khrushchev’s economic and social policies showed a break with Stalinism:

1. Virgin Lands - greater government investment in countryside
2. Tuition fees for higher education abandoned
3. Narrowed wage gap between rich and poor
4. Pensions increased
5. Housing given higher priority in economic planning - amount doubled since end of WW2
6. Economy significantly decentralised to 105 regional councils

Question 7

Khrushchev attacked Stalin in his ‘Secret Speech’ in ____ ____ by:

1. Condemning ____ political ____
2. Testified ____ of many victims
3. Declared Stalin’s ____ of Soviet agricultural realities
4. Played-down Stalin’s role in ___
5. Denouced Stalin’s ‘____ of ____’

Answer 7

Khrushchev attacked Stalin in his ‘Secret Speech’ in February 1956 by:

1. Condemning excessive political purges
2. Testified innocence of many victims
3. Declared Stalin’s ignorance of Soviet agricultural realities
4. Played-down Stalin’s role in WW2
5. Denouced Stalin’s ‘cult of personality’

Question 8

Khrushchev’s removal of Bulganin (____) and Zhukov (____) was less ____ than Stalin’s removal of enemies - only ____ from the ____, and with support of ____.

Answer 8

Khrushchev’s removal of Zhukov (1957) and Bulganin (1958) was less brutal and more democratised than Stalin’s removal of enemies - only expelled from the party, and with support of CPSU.

Question 9

Khrushchev decentralised the Soviet economy by:

1. Transferring power to the governments of the __ USSR ____
2. ___ regional councils given ____ over economic development

Answer 9

Khrushchev decentralised the Soviet economy by:

1. Transferring power to the governments of the 15 USSR republics
2. 105 regional councils given authority over economic development