The correct answer was D) the party believed that Stalin was a noble leader.
The party leaders were shocked by Krushchev’s rejection of Stalin in that the party believed that Stalin was a noble leader.
On February 25, 1956, Nikita Krushchev delivered the famous speech "The Cult of Personality and its Consequences" to the members of the Communist Party. The speech heavily criticized and questioned the practices and decisions of Joseph Stalin such as torture, and imprisonment of many members of the party and the failing of farming in the USSR. The members of the party were in shock when they heard these words because they never imagined Krushchev's words to be said in that tone and in that place.
The other options of the question were A) Stalin had kept everyone safe for a long time. B) Stalin had expanded the Soviet Union rule over many countries. C) The party had grown accustomed to Stalin's decisions.
