Political - Key Facts Flashcards
1
Q
Previous positions of Georgi Malenkov
A
- Member of the Defence Council (WWII)
- Deputy Prime Minister
2
Q
Previous positions of Lavrenti Beria
A
- Head of the NKVD
- Deputy Prime Minister
3
Q
Previous positions of Khrushchev
A
- Communist Party in Ukraine
- Secretary of Moscow Regional Committee
- Assisted the military operation at Kursk
4
Q
Person who became leader first
A
Malenkov
5
Q
Who was arrested in June 1953
A
Beria
6
Q
Position Malenkov was forced to take
A
Minister of Power Stations
7
Q
Person who succeeded Malenkov
A
Nikolai Bulgarin
8
Q
Economic policy of Malenkov and Molotov
A
‘New Course’
9
Q
Name of the group that plotted against Khrushchev in 1957
A
Anti-Party Group
10
Q
Number of members at the 20th Party Congress
A
1,400
11
Q
Name of Khrushchev’s Secret Speech
A
On the cult of personality and its consequences
12
Q
Two key political policies of Khrushchev
A
- Democratisation - weakening the traditional beaurcracy
- Decentralisation - give more initatives backs to localities
13
Q
Growth of Party membership from 1956 to 1964
A
From 7 Million to 11 Million
