Why were party leaders shocked by Krushchev’s rejection of Stalin? Stalin had kept everyone safe for a long time.
Stalin had expanded Soviet rule over many countries.
The party had grown accustomed to Stalin’s decisions.
The party believed that Stalin was a noble leader.

The party had grown accustomed to Stalin’s decisions

religion played a major role in the american revolution by offering a moral sanction for opposition to the british--an assurance to the average american that revolution was justified in the sight of god. the revolution strengthened millennialist strains in american.