After Assuming Control of the Soviet Union, Nikita Khrushchev's Policies

question 13

Multiple Choice

After assuming control of the Soviet Union, Nikita Khrushchev's policies

• A) became much more conservative than they had been before he replaced Georgy Malenkov.
• B) decreased Stalinist repression and freed all political prisoners.
• C) were characterized by a program of de-Stalinization and broader intellectual tolerance.
• D) diminished the spirit of rebellion in the Soviet satellites by abolishing dozens of government ministries in an effort to wipe out corruption.
• E) opened up previously unfarmed land in the Balkans to further agricultural growth.

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