In 1953, a potential thaw in U.S.-Soviet relations appeared possible because:
A) Joseph Stalin died.
B) Khrushchev was replaced by a more moderate collective leadership.
C) Eisenhower, unlike Truman, believed the two nations had too much in common to be enemies.
D) a Nuclear Test Ban Treaty eased the arms race.
Answer: A
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