Soviet Union's Control of Eastern Europe Quiz
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What policy did Nikita Khrushchev initiate after Stalin's death?

  • Leninization
  • Stalinization
  • Trotskyization
  • Destalinization (correct)
  • Which countries were part of the Soviet Union's satellite countries in Eastern Europe?

  • Czechoslovakia, Hungary, Romania (correct)
  • Italy, Austria, Bulgaria
  • Sweden, Poland, East Germany
  • Greece, Yugoslavia, Albania
  • What did the Soviet Union insist its satellite countries in Eastern Europe develop?

  • Agricultural industries
  • Industries to meet Soviet needs (correct)
  • Industries for global trade
  • Technological industries
  • Which event signaled the start of the policy of destalinization?

    <p>Khrushchev's speech denouncing Stalin</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What event led to Soviet tanks and infantry entering Budapest in November?

    <p>The overthrow of Hungary’s Soviet-controlled government</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Who was the liberal Hungarian Communist leader who formed a new government and promised free elections?

    <p>Imre Nagy</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What policy did Brezhnev justify the invasion of Czechoslovakia with?

    <p>The Brezhnev Doctrine</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What event led to Khrushchev's loss of prestige in his country, resulting in the party leaders voting to remove him from power?

    <p>The Cuban Missile Crisis in 1962</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which country was committed to communism and signed a 30-year treaty of friendship with the Soviet Union?

    <p>China</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Who was arrested and expelled from the Soviet Union by the secret police for protesting against Brezhnev's policies?

    <p>Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn</p> Signup and view all the answers

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