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AP European History
Unit 9 – Cold War and Contemporary Europe
Topic 9.3
What impact did Stalin's death in 1953 have on the geopolitics of Europe during the Cold War?
It triggered an immediate escalation in tension between US and USSR
It led directly to the end of Soviet control over Eastern Europe
Its significance was minimal as power transitioned smoothly within USSR
It initiated a period of de-Stalinization and somewhat thawed East-West relations
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