krhushechev Flashcards
what is the name of the governing group after stalins death
polit biuro
what happens to khrushchevs oppositions
the die or ‘resign’
when did molotov resign
1957
what was khrushchevs personality like
boorish
spoke off the cuff/ interrupted
when did khrushchev declare himself the premier of the ussr
1958 march 27th
what were khrushchevs key policies
destalinisation
peaceful coexistence
military
what was destalinisation
the attempt to move away from stalins policies
what was destalinisation
the attempt to move away from stalins policies
ending the ‘cult of personality’
when did khrushchev give the ‘secret speach’
february 1956
what about stalin was khrushchev critical of
his use of terror
press censorship
human cost
industrialisation/colectivisation
confrontational approach to the west
what was the impact of destalinisation
encouraged eastern contries to push for change eg poland and hungry
encouraged a split from Mao
what kind of policy was destalinisation
domestic
what was the aim of khrushchevs military policy
avoid unnecessarily provoking the west whilst remaking the leaders of global socialism
what actions were taken under khrushchevs military policy
warsaw pact 1955
rocket based defences
arms race
heavey military spending
what was one of the rocket based defences built
sputnik 1957
what fraction of the ussr’s spending went on military projects
1/3
what kind of policy was peaceful coexistence
foreign
who first came up with the idea of peacefull coexistence
malenkov
what were some of the reasons for a need for peaceful coexistence
change in leadership
reduce international tensions
avoid all out nuclear war
what was the purpose of peaceful coexistence
to allow the ussr to concentrate on national improvements
what was khrushchev not too bothered about and end to the cold war
as he thought capitalism would destroy itself
