10 Questions
What policy did Nikita Khrushchev initiate after Stalin's death?
Destalinization
Which countries were part of the Soviet Union's satellite countries in Eastern Europe?
Czechoslovakia, Hungary, Romania
What did the Soviet Union insist its satellite countries in Eastern Europe develop?
Industries to meet Soviet needs
Which event signaled the start of the policy of destalinization?
Khrushchev's speech denouncing Stalin
What event led to Soviet tanks and infantry entering Budapest in November?
The overthrow of Hungary’s Soviet-controlled government
Who was the liberal Hungarian Communist leader who formed a new government and promised free elections?
Imre Nagy
What policy did Brezhnev justify the invasion of Czechoslovakia with?
The Brezhnev Doctrine
What event led to Khrushchev's loss of prestige in his country, resulting in the party leaders voting to remove him from power?
The Cuban Missile Crisis in 1962
Which country was committed to communism and signed a 30-year treaty of friendship with the Soviet Union?
China
Who was arrested and expelled from the Soviet Union by the secret police for protesting against Brezhnev's policies?
Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn
Test your knowledge about the Soviet Union's influence and control over its satellite countries in Eastern Europe after the postwar years. Learn about the economic and political impact of Soviet policies on Eastern European countries.
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