Russian Revolution: Khrushchev

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What was Khrushchevs belief on the 'peaceful coexistence'?
The fall of capitalism was inevitable and in the meantime, this was the best alternative
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Which event showed fragility in Russia's role as a "superpower"?
The Hungarian Uprisings 1956
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Who was Beria?
Head of the secret police and the politburo
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What role did Beria have in Foreign Policy?
A proposal for the reunification of Germany
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What did Malenkov believe?
That war between capitalism and communism was not inevitable, living standards could be improved
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What did Khrushchev think of Malenkov's "new course" policy?
He criticised it
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What was the anti-party group?
A presidium angered by the abolition of central ministries
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Why was Zhukov removed?
Assertive with army reform
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What happened in the Novocherkask uprising in 1962?
28 were killed and make as an example of mass disorder
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How did Khrushchev deal with unrest?
Kept food prices low and peer policing
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What did the New Party Programme of 1961 do?
Revived the mood of the 1920s in Soviet society
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What did Khrushchev's social reforms focus on?
Housing and consumer goods
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What housing reforms took place?
63 million were moved into new apartments
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What was the 7 year plan?
Rapid expansion of gas, oil and chemical industry
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When was the first ballistic missile introduced by Russia?
1957
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How much land was cultivated due to the Virgin Lands scheme?
35.9 million acres
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What happened in the 1963 harvest?
It was disastrous and soil fertility decreased
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What does Khrushchev do to Beria?
Has a secret trial and executes him
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