Berlin Wall

Question 1

when was the berlin wall built?

Answer 1

August 13th 1961

Question 2

why was it built?

Answer 2

To stop the people from the East from moving to the West

Living standards were poor in the East and Berliners kept trying to escape to the West

Many people leaving East Germany had money and were professionals
-East didn’t want all their best people to leave

Question 3

the impact of the berlin wall:

Answer 3

Families were divided & people couldn’t to go to work
140 people were killed trying to cross the war
First man killed was Peter Fetcher

Question 4

impact on relations

USA

Answer 4

there was a physical barrier separating Germany

increased suspicion

People began to prefer the USA as they had better tactics

JFK spoke negatively about Communism in Berlin.

Question 5

impact on relations

USSR

Answer 5

Other countries were scared that the USSR would build a wall in their country as well

The wall represented the aggressive nature of the USSR

Made USSR look bad

Question 6

what did the wall look like?

Answer 6

Border guards, guard dogs were spread around

There were concrete walls and electrified wire fences which were connected to alarms

There was a watch tower and vehicle control