Was Khruschev's Foreign Policy Successful? Like Stalin in the early 1920s Krushchev was not seen as an eventual leader in 1953 and 1954. In the early years his political opponents underestimated him and again in 1957, but he in turn was to underestimate the force of opposition in 1964. An important area of change under Khushchev was foreign affairs. By the 1950s the United States and the Soviet Union were busy building arsenals of nuclear weapons. Fearing a possible nuclear confrontation particularly in the light of the stalemate in Korea, Malenkov moved to defuse tensions with the West. A Korean armistice was signed in July 1953 and the next year the Soviet Union helped a range of conferences that ended the war between the French colonial forces and communist gorillas in Vietnam. Relations with the west were further improved when the ....

Number Of Pages: 4

Number Of Words: 866

Got a term paper due soon and need some help quick? You have come to the right place. Essay Galaxy has over 50,000 essays, papers, and reports available for download right now! Get ideas from thousands students just like you to help make that essay perfect. Don't hesitate. Join today and get instant access to our enormous database.

Membership Options Price Savings   1 month subscription    $19.95 recurring * 3 months subscription    $39.95 recurring $19.90 6 months subscription    $69.95 non-recurring $49.75