Khrushchev's Gov. Flashcards
What was the anti party group and who was the leader?
A group of ex Stalinists that opposed Khrushchev.
Leader: Molotov
What happened to Molotov and the anti party group?
It was disbanded and Molotov got exiled to Mongolia.
✔no show trials/deaths = destalinisation
What happened to censorship?
It was reduced bur you still couldnt criticise Khrushchev
How many political prisoners got amnesty
2 million
What two departments was the government split up into? Was the split successful?
Agriculture and industry. No it was confusing because decisions made by one department impacted the other and vice versa
What were the 105 regional economic councils and why were they a bad reform?
These were 105 councils that took control of organisation within their respective region. Made central planning difficult because you could not account for what each specific region wanted
Increase in party membership
6.9 to 11.1 million. Patronage and destalinisation
Did any soviet leader visit the US before khrushchev?
What inspired the Virgin lands scheme?
No. Seeing how efficient farming was in the US
Why did khrushchev invade hungary?
It had a revolution
How many troops and tanks were used?
50 000 troops and 1000 tanks to maintain the Buffer zone
