Question

In the years following the death of Stalin, relations between the Soviet Union and the Western powers

Answer 1

Increased dramaticly 

Answer 2

The correct answer to this open question is the following.

In the years following the death of Stalin, relations between the Soviet Union and the Western powers improved considerably for some time although never were amicable.

Joseph Stalin died on March 5, 1953. Foreign relationships improved a little bit, but nothing to celebrate. Indeed, the Cold War continued and the threat of the spread of Communism still worried the United States and other European countries. The arms race also continued and in 1962, the world was on the brink of another world war with the Cuban Missile crisis.