Post Stalinist Thaw Flashcards
Who became the leaders of the USSR after Stalin ?
Malenkov, Khrushchev, Molotov, Bulganin.
When did Stalin die ?
March 1953
What did they view to end?
Personality politics?
Who was executed after stalins death?
Beria head of the secret police.
When was the secret speech?
February 1956
What was Stalin denounced for?
Cult of personality.
Purges.
Reducing the power of the party.
What did Khrushchev want to present?
Human face of socialism
What kind of trend did he cultivate?
Man of the people
What kind of completion did he call, for ?
Peaceful economic competition.
How did Gaddis describe Khrushchev?
Like a petulant child playing with a loaded gun
What did malenkov champion ?
New course
What did Marxists believe in
World revolution.
Spheres of influence had ?
Stablished
In the 50s how many men were cut from the red army?
2.1 million men
When was the Austrian state treaty?
1955
What did the Austrian state treaty decide on ?
Neutral united Austria
Which region did the soviets give back to Finland
Porkkala
What did Finland pledge
Neutrality