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Section 4- Krushchev Flashcards

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1
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who initially succeeded Stalin as Prime Minister and Party Secretary

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Malenkov- only lasted a week

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who was apart of the 5 man collective?

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Malenkov (Prime Minister), Beria (Minister of the Interior and Head of the Secret Police), Molotov (Foreign Minister), Voroshilov (Head of State), and Khrushchev (First Party Secretary)​

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who originally was the frontrunner to take over after stalin?

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Beria

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4
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what liberal actions did Beria do after Stalin’s death

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implemented a programme of liberal reform, releasing 1 million prisoners, proposed dismantling the gulags, and reversed Russification policies in west Ukraine and the Baltic states​

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5
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what enabled krushchev to remove beria?

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uprising in east berlin

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what was Beria accused of?

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At a Presidium meeting on 26 June, Beria was accused of numerous crimes, including being a British agent and being responsible for the worst excesses of Stalinism​

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7
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what was Malenkov’s new course?

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output of consumer goods would overtake heavy industry; halving of agricultural taxes; increase in produce prices and size of private plots​

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8
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what was Malenkov blamed for?

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the poor harvest of 1953, and for suppressing defence spending as he wanted to avoid war

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9
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when was the virgin lands campaign implemented?

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1954

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10
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when was the secret speech

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1956

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11
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when were stalin’s purges

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1936=38

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who were some key figures killed in the purges

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zinoviev, Kamenev, Bukharin, Krylenko, Yagoda, Yezhov, Kirov

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13
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Khrushchev in 1937

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Khruschev outperformed on his quota for Moscow, responsible for the arrests of 41305/35000 and the shooting of 8500/5000, and only 10 of 146 Party Secretaries in the Moscow region survived​

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14
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what happened to political prisoners between 1953-1956

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7000 political prisoners were rehabilitated; in the ten months after the secret speech 617000 were rehabilitated​

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15
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when was the Hungarian revolution?

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1956

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16
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what did the 4th five year plan entail? 1946-50

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by 1950, gross industrial output increased by 73%, fixed assets of production by 24%, national income by 64%, and capital investments in national economy were worth 48 billion rubles​
6200 large state industrial enterprises were built and rebuilt​
100 million sq.m. urban homes and 2.7 million rural homes were restored and constructed​
Rationing for consumer goods cancelled in 1947​
Compulsory 7 year education introduced everywhere​
Real household consumption only one tenth higher than in 1928​

17
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what did the 5th five year plan entail? 1951-55

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continued focus on heavy industry until death of Stalin, when focus changed to living standards​
National income increased by 71%, funds in economy by 62%, industrial products by 85%, agricultural products by 21%, capital investments by 90%, and labour productivity by 49%​
3200 large state industrial enterprises were built​
First nuclear plant built in Obninsk in 1954​
Leningrad metro commissioned​
Real wages of workers increased by 39%, and income of peasants by 1.5​

18
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what was Khruschev’s main focus?

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agriculture

19
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how many moscow ministries were abolished

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60

20
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how many economic regions was the ussr divided into?

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105

21
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what did the sixth 5 year plan entail? 1956-57

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cut short due to being over-ambitious​
Substantial development of nuclear power plants and construction of atomic engines​
National income increased by 54%, gross industrial output by 64%, agriculture by 32%, volume of capital investments by 87%, labour productivity by 37%, volume of retail turnover by 57%​
Creation of new industries including radio engineering and production of household goods (refrigerators and washing machines)​
2690 large state industrial enterprises commissioned​

22
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what did the seventh 5 year plan entail?

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National income increased by 58%, gross industrial production by 84%, producer goods by 96%, consumer goods by 60%​
Capital investments were 281 billion rubles​
5470 large state industrial enterprises built​
Kiev metro commissioned​
Wage taxes were cancelled or reduced, and pensions introduced, and working day and working week shortened​
Real incomes of workers increased by 33% and of collective farmers by 49%​
Universal compulsory 8 year education introduced in 1959​

23
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under Krushchev, how much did grain prices rise by?

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25 cents between 1953 and 1956 and so the state paid more for procurements, in addition to lowering the quotas​

24
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social change under Khruschev

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Increase in minimum wage and expansion of pension scheme in 1956​
Seven-hour working day and holiday pay introduced in 1960 ​
Cover extended to collective farmers in 1964​
Labour laws against absenteeism and changing jobs repealed​
Annual rate of housing construction almost doubled and about 108 million people moved into new apartments (Krushchevyokas) between 1956 and 1965​

25
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what was the easing of relations between the usa and soviet union known as?

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THAW

26
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when did Krushchev visit the USA

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1959

27
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what were the cosmonauts used for

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propaganda
they were idolised
increased patriotism

28
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when was the committee of the peaceful uses of outer space created

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1959- by the UN

29
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what did the circulation of space journals increase by

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1957- 150000
1965- 1.75 million

30
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what was the youth group called under krushchev

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pionneers

31
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how much machinery was moved inn the virgin lands campaign?

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in 1954, 20000 then 200000

32
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what were the yields like in the virgin lands campiagn

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1954- positive, 65% increase
1955- negative- 35% decrease
1956- positive, largest yield ever 50% higher
1957- negative
1958/59- positive
early 1960s- negative

33
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when was the cuban missile crisis

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1962

34
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what happened at the 1959 china meeting

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krushchev went to china to discuss a joint naval
mao accused krushchev of trying to take over chinese coastlines

35
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1962 sino-indian war

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soviet union supported india- provided weapons

36
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how many churches did krushchev close

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12,000

37
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state pensions doubled

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1966

38
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what did wages increase by?

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between 1958 and 1965 increased from 78 to 96 rubles

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