The Cold War and USSR after Stalin

Question 1

When did Stalin die?

Answer 1

March 1953

Question 2

Who was part of the collective leadership that took over after Stalin’s death?

Answer 2

Georgi Malenkov
Vyacheslav Molotov
Nikolai Bulganin
Nikita Khrushchev

Question 3

How did the collective leadership attempt to reform the Stalinist soviet system?

Answer 3

ending the cult of Stalin
reforming the secret police - renamed as KGB
arresting and executing Beria
following a new course economic policy which placed greater emphasis on producing consumer goods

Question 4

When was the Khrushchev’s secret speech?

Answer 4

February 1956

Question 5

What happened in the secret speech?

Answer 5

lasted 6 hours
denounced Stalin's reign of terror
Attacked:
Stalin's cult of personality
Stalin's use of purges
Stalin taking full control of the communist party

Question 6

What did the secret speech NOT condemn?

Answer 6

the one party state
the centralised economic system
the collectivisation of agriculture
the existence of the secret speech

Question 7

What phrase did Khrushchev use to describe his regime?

Answer 7

Socialism with a human face

Question 8

What is peaceful coexistence?

Answer 8

believed the superpowers had to accept each others existence