1958-61 berlin Flashcards
when did wg join european economic community
1957
what did wg joining european economic community mean
that they were stronger economically and generally
why did khrushchev have a fear of invasion
he saw wg as a military threat
why did khrushcehv try to persuade the allies to leave WB
because it was an area of western and capitalist prosperity
what did khrushchev claim the west used wb as
an espionnage base
what was the berlin ultimatum by khrushcehv
beleieved allies should leave wb within 6 months and suggested berlin should become a neutral dumb city
what did eisenhower not want to risk
a war over berlin
when was the paris summit
1960
why did eisenhower and khrush not meet
sv announced it shot down a usa plane for spying
what did the usa do in response
they did not apologise but cancelled flights
when was the vienna summit
1961
what did khrush think he could do
manipulate jfk
what did jfk reassert
truman doctrine
what did khruh demand at veinna summit
that western forces leave wb
what did khruh calim he would make
a treaty with EG to dissolve all occupation rights
how did jfk respond
he refused and increased us defence
when did the construction of the berlin wall begin
13 august 1961
what did east german troops do and erect
tore up streets near the border and erected a barbed wire wall around the 43km, seperating e+w berlin
why was it impossible to get over the wall
patrolling soldiers and dogs
flood lights and trip wire machine guns
how many people were killed on the berlin wall
192
how many injured by shooting on the wall
200 approx
on oct 1961 what did the usa dispute
the right of soviet troops to patrol and guard checkpoints
and to check american officials passports
how did the usa respond to the wall and sv’s checks
they stationed their own troops and tanks on western checkpoint
what did jfk promise and propose to khrushchev and was this succesful
if soviets removed its troops so would the usa and yes this ended the standoff
how did some germans defect to the west
by swimming along berlin’s tetlow canal
what risk did many east germans take to escape
climbed over the walls hoping th eg guards would aim bad on purpose they were shot down anyeay
how were families impacted
they were torn apart
how did krush feel in the end
he thought he beat jfk
how many east germans crossed over nto the west between 1949 and 1961
2.7M
how did wg’s economy benefit from the refugees
influx of smart workers, eg had a skills shortage
did the wall stop the flow of refugees
yes
