Nikita Krushchev
Notes:
- Stalin dies in 1953
- Malenkov becomes Soviet leader from 1953-55.
- Replaced by Nikita Krushchev in 1955
- Begins to remove any support for Stalin through De-Stalinization
- First act was to form Warsaw Pact
- It signalled less harsh treatment of the Satellite states
SUMMARY :
Krushchev replaces Stalin as communist leader. Removes all support for Stalin, rewrites history books, makes dictator before him look bad to make himself look better. Signs Warsaw pact. Does everything possible to promote the spread of communism worldwide.
Quotes:
Politicians are the same all over. They promise to build bridges even when there are no rivers.
Nikita Khrushchev
Nikita Khrushchev
Subjunctive questions:
If Khrushchev never came into power would communism have been such a huge threat during the cold war?