Khrushchev Fell from Power in 1964 for All of the Following

question 57

Multiple Choice

Khrushchev fell from power in 1964 for all of the following reasons except for his

• A) policy of abolishing dozens of government ministries which alienated the Soviet official and bureaucratic classes.
• B) criticism of Mao Zedong and the Chinese Communist Party.
• C) foreign policy failures, such as in the Cuban Missile Crisis.
• D) ambitious agricultural schemes which succeeded too slowly.
• E) personality and his tendency to crack jokes and play the clown.

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Definitions:

Appendicular

Relating to limbs and their attachments to the axial skeleton.

Sphenoid Bone

A butterfly-shaped bone that forms part of the skull base, contributing to the orbits, nasal cavity, and housing the pituitary gland.

Parietal Bone

One of the two bones forming the sides and roof of the cranium.

Vertebral Column

The flexible and strong sequence of bones extending from the skull to the small of the back, protecting the spinal cord and enabling upright posture.