Question

What was the result of the death of Joseph Stalin and the rise to power of Nikita Khrushchev?

A.  The superpowers abandoned their nuclear arms race.
B. 

The Soviet Union had a leader who was more suspicious and cruel.
C. The superpowers took a step toward peaceful co-existence.
D. The United States increased spending on conventional weapons.

Answer 1

The answer is choice C, the superpowers took a step toward peaceful co-existence.

Answer 2

The correct answer is C.

Stalin's death in 1953 and Nikita Khrushchev's rise to power lead to a slight ease in the tensions between the Soviet Union and the United States, known at the time as "the superpowers".

Even though Nikita Khrushchev was communist like Stalin was, he prefered to maintain a peaceful co-existance with the capitalist countries. And, unlike Stalin, he even visited the United States.