Key events
What does the term "Thaw" simbolizes?
The word ‘thaw’ symbolizes the temporary ‘warming’ of the previously harsh and frozen political climate under Stalin.
What does communism is?
A system where the state controls the economy and society.
As vice president, represented the U.S. in the Kitchen Debate, showcasing the American way of life.
Richard Nixon
As there were some people who were tired of the terror, the purges, and the intense censorship, so...
Internal pressure for reform grew.
What was the name of the speech made in 1956 in which Stalin’s brutal methods and cult of personality were denounced?
Khrushchev delivered his “Secret Speech.”
Containment was...
The U.S. strategy to stop communism from spreading.
Even in death, was central, his legacy of terror was the reason reforms were needed in the first place.
Joseph Stalin
What does Nikita Khrushchev believed when he came to power?
He believed that for the Soviet Union to survive, it needed to modernize.
In 1962, the ... was reached, a key Cold War moment.
Cuban Missile Crisis
De-Stalinization main purpose was?
To move away from Stalin’s oppressive rule.
Was president during the early Cold War and supported peace efforts.
Dwight D. Eisenhower
How does Stali's death impacted "the Thaw"
Stalin’s oppressive rule had created fear and extreme control. After he died, many in the government and society wanted change.
In 1959, the ... occured between Khrushchev and U.S. Vice President Richard Nixon.
Kitchen Debate
Iron Curtain can be defined as...
The division between the communist East and capitalist West.
The Hungarian leader, tried to lead his country out of the Soviet sphere. His effort failed, and he was executed, but he became a symbol of resistance...
Imre Nagy
Both Us and the West were promoting the same , which was?
Democracy and capitalism