Government Reforms (Edexcel A-Level History): Flashcards
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Power vacuum definition
Power vacuum definition
Authority based on personal traits, not institutional roles
Khrushchev's powerbase after Stalin's death
Khrushchev's powerbase after Stalin's death
The Communist Party itself
Beria's powerbase
Beria's powerbase
MVD (Soviet secret police)
Beria's execution date
Beria's execution date
June 1953
Gulag population 1953 to 1956
Gulag population 1953 to 1956
Fell from 2.4 million to 1.6 million
Secret Speech date
Secret Speech date
25 February 1956
Cult of personality meaning
Cult of personality meaning
Abandonment of collective leadership for personal dictatorship
De-Stalinisation aims
De-Stalinisation aims
End terror, improve living standards, enrich culture
Anti-Party Group coup attempt year
Anti-Party Group coup attempt year
1957
Party membership 1954 to 1964
Party membership 1954 to 1964
Grew from 6.9 million to 11 million