Cold War; peaceful co-existence

Who had succeeded Stalin as the leader of the USSR by 1955?

• Putin

• Brezhnev

• Lenin

• Khrushchev.

Khrushchev made a speech calling for "De-Stalinisation." What did he do to show he was different to Stalin?

• Tried to gain the support of more moderate Communists.

• He released thousands of political prisoners, sacked Stalin's foreign minister Molotov and closed down the Cominform.

• He said how bad Stalin was. Tried to reverse Stalin's policies.

• Nothing.

What was the policy called that Khrushchev followed?

• "Firm but fair."

• "Together we are one nation."

• "Peace in our time."

• "Peaceful co-existence."

Why did Khrushchev follow a policy of "peaceful co-existence" with the West?

• He had no weapons.

• He didn't want to spend large amounts on the military. He needed to spend money improving living conditions in the USSR and to improving trade with western countries.

• He was tired of war.

• The Soviet people had not appetite for war.

Why were leaders in the West not convinced that Khrushchev fully believed in his policy of "peaceful co-existence" with the West.

• He still had a large army.

• He still had Nuclear weapons.

• Khrushchev was still completely committed to communist ideology. He set up the Warsaw Pact, which was similar to Stalin's policy of using Eastern Europe as a "buffer" against attack from the West. When people in Eastern Europe eg. Hungary protested against Soviet rule, he responded with force.

• He was a Communist and ideological opposed to Capitalism.

In what year did the Communist party become the largest party in Hungary?

• 1946

• 1947

• 1945

• 1948

Who ruled Hungary between 1949 and 1956?

• Castro

• Dubcek

• Rakosi

• khrushchev

Why was Rakosi and Communist rule so unpopular by 1956 in Hungary?

• It was boring.

• There was no freedom of speech and people lived in fear of the secret police. They resented the large number of troops in their country. Hungary's economy was weak, which led to food shortages.

• It was harsh.

• It was military rule.

What did Khrushchev do in June 1956?

• Make a peace treaty.

• He made Rakosi retire "for health reasons."

• Go to war.

• Make a Nuclear weapons treaty.

Who was the new leader of Hungary?

• Erno Gero

• Dubcek

• Castro

• Rakosi