Berlin Ultimatum Flashcards
After the Berlin Crisis West Berlin became
A unified zone which continued to grow economically benefitting from a new currency and the Marshall Plan
Due toWest Germany accepting thr Marshall plan most people enjoyed
A high standard of living
East Germany recieved far less aid from
Comecon 1949
The soviet Unions economkc policies were
Largly unsuccessful
East Germany suffered from a
Low standard of living and there was a shortages of basic goods
Due to the low standard of living and shortage of basic goods the
Communist refime was becoming more unpopular
There were many restrictions on what
Ordinary citizens could do
Not surprisingly East Germans chose to leave home and migrste to the West as
The qualitg of life was much better and it was easy to cross the border
By 1958
Three million East Germans over a sixth of the population left
Many skilled workers left Eat Germany for
Higher salaries in the West
Why was this a huge propaganda loss for thr USSR
As people were choosing capitalist West over the Communist East
On the 27 November Khrushchev demanded that
Berlin should be demilitarised and western troops withdraw
Berlin jshould become a free city
The west were outraged by khrushchev’s demands therefore the Berlin Ultimatum had a
Major impact on international relations
How did the West see khrushchev’s Berlin Ultimatum
Saw it as another example of the Soviet Union trying to spread communism
Why did Khrushchev see his demands of tne Berlin Ultimatum essential
Stop the flood of skilled workers leacing East Germany
Because both superpowers had a large number of nuclear weapons they decided to
Solve the problem between 1959 and 1961 a series of talks were held
What happened at the Geneva May 1959 summit
Both sides put forward proposals for how Berlin should be governed.No real agreement but arrangements made for Khrushchev to visit US
What happened at the Camp David September 1959 summit
Khrushchev and Eisenhower met for the first time face to face but agreed further summit meetings.Khrushchev agreed ro withdraw the Berlin Ultimatum
What happened at Paris May 1960 ( a disaster )
On 1 May USSR shot down a U2 spy plance over Soviet territory.Eisenhower refused to apologise about tne spy incident so Khrushchev stormed out
What happened at the Vienna summit June 1961
Khrushchev tried to explot Kennedy’s inexperience andhe also knew that Kennedy’s reputation nad suffered in Cuba He renewed the Berlin Ultimatum.US did not baxk down as they increased money spent on army
