Khrushchev, Chief Soviet Leader After the Death of Stalin, Denounced

Multiple Choice

Khrushchev, chief Soviet leader after the death of Stalin, denounced the crimes of the Stalin era in 1956. Why?

A) The United States forced him to do so.
B) Khrushchev wanted change and needed to win allies against conservatives in the Communist party.
C) Khrushchev's denunciations were simply a ruse to expose dissenters and potential opponents in Soviet society.
D) He had always hated and opposed Stalin.