Khrushchev and peaceful coexistence | Exit Quiz | Oak National Academy

Write the missing word. A ___ is a meeting between different nations or political powers where key issues and problems are discussed.

Answer explanation

A summit is a meeting between different nations or political powers where key issues and problems are discussed.

Match the Cold War leaders to the correct descriptions.

• Khrushchev

• Leader of Soviet Union from the mid-1950s

• Stalin

• US President from 1945-53

• Eisenhower

• US President from 1953-61

• Truman

• Leader of the USSR until 1953

Answer explanation

Both superpowers experienced new leadership after 1953. In the US, Eisenhower was elected president, replacing Truman. In the USSR, Khruschev emerged as leader in the years after Stalin's death.

Write the misisng word. The ___ War ended in 1953.

Answer explanation

The Korean War ended in 1953. This helped to remove a key issue in US-Soviet relations.

Which world leader promoted the idea of peaceful coexistence?

Answer explanation

Nikita Khrushchev promoted the idea of peaceful coexistence Khrushchev argued that it was not inevitable that the US and USSR would go to war because of their ideological differences.

Which statement about the Geneva Summit is most accurate?

• It was a meeting of Western countries opposed to communism.

• It was a meeting of Eastern countries opposed to capitalism.

• It was a meeting of Eastern and Western countries hoping to reduce tensions.

Answer explanation

The Geneva Summit was attended by the leaders of the USA, USSR, Britain and France. Its purpose was to try and reach agreements which could resolve some Cold War tensions between East and West.

Starting with the earliest, sort the following events into chronological order.

• Truman Doctrine announced

• Eisenhower became president

• Geneva Summit

• Berlin Blockade

• End of World War Two

Answer explanation

The Cold War developed during the 1940s as tensions between East and West grew. However, in the 1950s there were some attempts to try and relax these tensions, such as the 1955 Geneva Summit.