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1
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What did the Central Committee of the CSPU announce they had done to Khrushchev?

A

‘Freed’ him from his position as Prime Minister of the USSR and General Secretary of the CSPU.

2
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What was the reason given for Khrushchev being ‘freed’ of responsibility?

A

Deteriorating health.

3
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What was Khrushchev accused of at the meeting of the Central Committee?

A

Mismanaging the economy and errors in foreign policy

4
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What incident was seen to bring embarrassment and shame upon Khrushchev?

A

The shoe banging incident at the UN.

5
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What was the issue regarding agriculture? Despite Khrushchev claiming to be an ‘agricultural expert’?

A

Still backward and inefficient, although the drought of 1963 did not aid Khrushchev’s cause.

6
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What was the overriding reason for Khrushchev’s fall?

A

Decentralisation and attack on the party apparatus, as the leader now lacked the control over the various republics.

7
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Who plotted to remove Khrushchev in February 1964?

A

Podgorny and Brezhnev.

8
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What did the ‘Anti-Party Group’ attempt to abolish?

A

The post of first secretary of the party, which would have destroyed Khrushchev’s power base.

9
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Who were the chief protagonists of the ‘Anti-Party Group’?

A

Molotov, Kagonovich and Malenkov.

10
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What happened to the three main men involved in the ‘Anti-Party Group’?

A

Quickly dealt with by Khrushchev who pointed out that only the party Central Committee could change the party organisational structure.