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6. What did Malenkov believe?
- That money needed to be spent on the military rather than living standards in Russian
- That war between capitalism and communism was not inevitable, living standards could be improved
- That Germany needed to be reunified
- That war between capitalism and communism was inevitable
7. What did Khrushchev think of Malenkov's "new course" policy?
- He did not care
- He criticised it
- He advocated it
- I do not care
8. What does Khrushchev do to Beria?
- Exiles him
- Imprisons him
- Has a secret trial and executes him
- Forces him into retirement
9. What happened in the 1963 harvest?
- It was disastrous and soil fertility decreased
- It was extremely successful
- It failed due to hot weather
10. Who was Beria?
- A diplomat for US and USSR relations
- A diplomat for German and USSR relations
- Head of the secret police and the politburo
- Khrushchev's closest advisor
11. When was the first ballistic missile introduced by Russia?
12. What role did Beria have in Foreign Policy?
- A proposal to split Germany into sections
- A proposal to oust Khrushchev as leader
- A proposal for the reunification of Germany
- A proposal for an alliance between Russia and America
13. What happened in the Novocherkask uprising in 1962?
- The uprising was not crushed, thus the catalyst to Khrushchev's downfall
- Hungarians were killed as they opposed capitalism
- 28 were killed and make as an example of mass disorder
- 100s were killed in a bloodbath
14. What housing reforms took place?
- 63 million were moved into new apartments
- 65 million were moved into new apartments
- 55 million were moved into new apartments
- 60 million were moved into new apartments
15. Why was Zhukov removed?
- Unruly political behaviour
- Assertive with army reform
- Radical economic reform
- Khrushchev became more popular
16. What was the anti-party group?
- A presidium angered by the abolition of central ministries
- A group opposed to Khrushchev being the leader
- A group in favour of the reunification of Germany
17. Which event showed fragility in Russia's role as a "superpower"?
- The Fall of the Berlin Wall
- The Hungarian Uprisings 1950
- The Hungarian Uprisings 1956
- The second world war
18. What did Khrushchev's social reforms focus on?
- Housing and consumer goods
- The workers
- Industry and large factories
- The peasants