COLD WAR ERA
IMPACT OF COLD WAR
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Question
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The Soviet Union’s political leader and head of the Soviet Communist Party, Nikita Khrushchev, made a threatening speech to other world leaders. His threat led to ____
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more suspicion and distrust between the U.S. and the Soviet Union
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a trusting relationship between the Soviet Union and the U.S.
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more countries choosing to become Communist nations
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countries around the world destroying their own powerful nuclear weapons
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -On 25 February 1956, at the 20th Party Congress, he delivered the “Secret Speech", which denounced Stalin’s purges and ushered in a less repressive era in the Soviet Union. His domestic policies, aimed at bettering the lives of ordinary citizens, were often ineffective, especially in agriculture.
Detailed explanation-2: -The Soviet Union was a one-party state governed by the Communist Party, and during Gorbachev’s childhood was under the leadership of Joseph Stalin.
Detailed explanation-3: -In response to these factors, Soviet First Secretary, Nikita Khrushchev, agreed with the Cuban Prime Minister, Fidel Castro, to place nuclear missiles on the island of Cuba to deter a future invasion.
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