a divided berlin 1949-61

Question 1

west berlin during this time:

Answer 1

• higher living standards
• higher wages and better jobs for young people

Question 2

how many east germans crossed from east to west berlin?

Answer 2

2.7 million

Question 3

when did the refugee berlin problem take place?

Answer 3

from 1949 and 1961

Question 4

west germany during the brain drain

Answer 4

• their population increased
• their economy benefitted from an influx of skilled and talented workers

Question 5

east germany during the brain drain

Answer 5

economically suffering
had a skills shortage

Question 6

what was khruschev’s berlin ultimatum?

Answer 6

a speech by khruschev saying in how:
- berlin belonged to the west
- how occupying troops must leave within 6 months

Question 7

when was the khruschev berlin ultimatum?

Answer 7

nov 1958

Question 8

name all the summit meetings

Answer 8

geneva
camp david
paris
vienna

Question 9

what was the geneva summit and when did it take place?

Answer 9

may 1959
there was no solution but they agreed on camp david

Question 10

what was the camp david summit and when was it?

Answer 10

september 1959
there was no solution but they agreed on taking place in paris

Question 11

what was the paris summit and when did it happen?

Answer 11

may 1960
didn’t happen

Question 12

what was the vienna summit and when did it happen?

Answer 12

jan 1961
khruschev reissued kennedy’s ultimatum for the usa to remove its troops from berlin