Nikita Khrushchev

High school (ages 12+)
History & Culture

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Step 1 · Read the article

Open the article and read it at the level above. Then answer the questions below in your own words.

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Write what each word means, using the article.

Do not copy the article. Write two things you learned, the way you would explain them to a friend.

Answers below are taken from the article’s stored facts, so they match what the student read.

De-Stalinization: A political process of reforming the Soviet Union after the death of Joseph Stalin, which included denouncing his policies and reducing the level of state repression in the country.
Cold War: A state of political and military tension after World War II between powers in the Western Bloc, led by the United States, and the Eastern Bloc, led by the Soviet Union.
Political Commissar: A supervisory officer in the Soviet military or government responsible for ensuring that the political beliefs and actions of the troops or workers aligned with the Communist Party.
Cuban Missile Crisis: A 13-day confrontation in 1962 between the United States and the Soviet Union concerning the deployment of nuclear missiles in Cuba, which is considered the closest the world came to nuclear war.