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AQA History - Tsarist and Communist Russia 1855-1964 > Khrushchev - Politics 1953-1964 > Flashcards

Khrushchev - Politics 1953-1964 Flashcards

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Who was the power struggle against?

A

Beria, Khursushchev, Molotov and Malenkov

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When was it announced Malenkov would combine Party Secretary and Chairman of the council of Ministers?

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March 1953

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When was Beria’s arrest?

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June 1953

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When was Beria executed?

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December 1953

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5
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When was Malenkov forced to step down?

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Feb 1955

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When was the 20th Party Congress?

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Feb 1956

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What Stalinist policies had been reversed by 1956?

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  • accused of Docotor’s plot were released
  • gulag system attacked
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8
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What was Khrushchev’s secret speech called?

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‘On the cult of personality and its consequences’

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How many witnessed this speech?

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1400 delegates

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What is ‘democratisation’?

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Weakening the traditional bureaucracy to give more responsibility to the people

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What is ‘decentralisation’?

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Giving greater power to localities

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12
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When did Khrushchev succeed in establishing himself at the top?

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Feb 1955

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13
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When did the hardliners try to oust Khrushchev?

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June 1957

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Who were the hardliners / ‘Anti-Party Group’?

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Malenkov, Molotov and Kaganovich

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How did Khrushchev defeat his oust?

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Stated that the right to dismiss him lay in the Central Committee

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16
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What was Molotov demoted to?

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Ambassador to Mongolia

17
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What was Malenkov demoted to?

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Director of a hydro-electric power station in Kazakhstan

18
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What was Kaganovich demoted to?

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Director of Sverdlovsk cement work

19
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What was the ‘rehabilitation’?

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Prisoner declared not guilty

20
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How many were rehabilitated within a few months?

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8-9 million

21
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When and how was Khrushchev summoned to Moscow for an ‘unscheduled’ Presidium meeting?

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October 1964, by phonecall

22
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How did Khrushchev react?

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‘I’ve got what I deserved’

23
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Who was it agreed to become the new Party First Secretary in 1954?

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Brezhnev

AQA History - Tsarist and Communist Russia 1855-1964 (19 decks)

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