In 1956, the Soviet Leader Nikita Khrushchev (1894-1971) Criticized

question 43

Multiple Choice

In 1956, the Soviet leader Nikita Khrushchev (1894-1971) criticized

• A) what he called an excessive focus on heavy industry at the expense of consumer goods and other facets of everyday life, a distortion he planned to rectify.
• B) the incipient spread of Western cultural values through illegal radio and television broadcasts and other Western attempts to corrupt socialist youth.
• C) Stalin's misguided political and economic policies and his "cult of personality."
• D) Western-inspired "reformist elements" and signaled his intention to crack down on popular insurrections within the Soviet Union.

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Definitions:

Absolute Advantage

The ability of an individual, company, or country to produce a good or service more efficiently than competitors, using fewer resources.

Opportunity Cost

A different way to describe it would be the cost of missing out on the benefits of the second-best option when a choice is made.