Post Stalinist Thaw

Question 0

Who became the leaders of the USSR after Stalin ?

Answer 0

Malenkov, Khrushchev, Molotov, Bulganin.

Question 1

When did Stalin die ?

Answer 1

March 1953

Question 2

What did they view to end?

Answer 2

Personality politics?

Question 3

Who was executed after stalins death?

Answer 3

Beria head of the secret police.

Question 4

When was the secret speech?

Answer 4

February 1956

Question 5

What was Stalin denounced for?

Answer 5

Cult of personality.
Purges.
Reducing the power of the party.

Question 6

What did Khrushchev want to present?

Answer 6

Human face of socialism

Question 7

What kind of trend did he cultivate?

Answer 7

Man of the people

Question 8

What kind of completion did he call, for ?

Answer 8

Peaceful economic competition.

Question 9

How did Gaddis describe Khrushchev?

Answer 9

Like a petulant child playing with a loaded gun

Question 10

What did malenkov champion ?

Answer 10

New course

Question 11

What did Marxists believe in

Answer 11

World revolution.

Question 12

Spheres of influence had ?

Answer 12

Stablished

Question 13

In the 50s how many men were cut from the red army?

Answer 13

2.1 million men

Question 14

When was the Austrian state treaty?

Answer 14

1955

Question 15

What did the Austrian state treaty decide on ?

Answer 15

Neutral united Austria

Question 16

Which region did the soviets give back to Finland

Answer 16

Porkkala

Question 17

What did Finland pledge

Answer 17

Neutrality

Question 18

When was the Berlin rising ?

Answer 18

June 1953

Question 19

Who was the leader of East Germany in 1953 ?

Answer 19

Walter Ulbritch

Question 20

What happened in Poland 1956

Answer 20

Discontent amongst the people

Question 21

What resulted from Poland’s unrest in 1956?

Answer 21

Liberalisation with some reform

Question 22

Who was the leader of Hungary in 1956?

Answer 22

Imre Nagy

Question 23

What made Hungarian rebellion different?

Answer 23

Calls to withdraw from Warsaw Pact

Question 24

What happened in Hungary 1956

Answer 24

Rebellion that the red army defeated

Question 25

What was the policy of Eisenhower and Dulles ?

Answer 25

New Look

Question 26

What was new look ?

Answer 26

A no compromise approach on the Cold War

Question 27

What was the impact of Hungary on New Look ?

Answer 27

Revealed its limitations

Question 28

Why did Eisenhower want to improve relations ?

Answer 28

To lower defence spending

Question 29

What was massive retaliation ?

Answer 29

Use more nuclear threats

Question 30

What was brinkmanship ?

Answer 30

Used the threat of nuclear war to gain concessions

Question 31

What was the Domino theory ?

Answer 31

Idea of what nation falling to communism, meaning more in the area will

Question 32

When was the Geneva Conference ?

Answer 32

April-July 1954

Question 33

What was the Geneva Conference about ?

Answer 33

Based on dealing with Vientnamise situation

Question 34

When was the Geneva Summit ?

Answer 34

July 1955

Question 35

What was so signified ant about the Geneva summit ?

Answer 35

First meeting between leaders since Potsdam

Question 36

Why was there no agreement at the Geneva summit ?

Answer 36

No one agreed on any policy's on Germany security or open skies

Question 37

When was the Camp David Summit?

Answer 37

September 1959

Question 38

What happened in the Paris Summit?

Answer 38

U2 crisis, no agreement

Question 39

When was the Paris Summit

Answer 39

May 1960

Question 40

When was the Vienna Summit

Answer 40

June 1961

Question 41

What was important about the Vienna summit?

Answer 41

JFK and Khrushchev first meet

Question 42

What was the second Berlin Crisis?

Answer 42

Khrushchev said action would be took to untie the berlins, and acces routes would be given to East Germany

Question 43

What was the 3rd Berlin crisis?

Answer 43

Khrushchev authorised the building of the Berlin Wall

Question 44

What did the USA do during the third Berlin crisis ?

Answer 44

Nothing

Question 45

What was the fourth Berlin crisis?

Answer 45

Tanks Turret to turret at checkpoints, due to tensions in Berlin