berlin Wall Flashcards
what was Khrushchev’s ultimatum
For western powers to leave West Berlin in six months
what did Ulbrucht announce after this
that Western Berlin was part of sovereign territory of GDR
when did tensions rise again (USA)
1960 U-2 crisis where Khrushchev took further stance over Berlin
when did Khrushchev and Kennedy meet and what happened
In 1961
Ended badly as Khrushchev demanded war unless there was a settlement over Berlin
what did Kennedy want
he wanted to protect FRG without affecting the East
what did Ulbricht state in 1961
No one wants to build a wall
how many refugees left
30,000
What was the operation called to build Berlin Wall
1961 operation rose
what was the difference in measures between the West and East in the Berlin Wall
- Western Berlin could go write up to the wall
- The East went to drastic measures- land mines, barbed wire
how many guards were maintained at the Wall
10,000
what did the GDR label the West in propaganda for the Berlin Wall
anti-fascist protection
how many GDR citizens died trying to pass the wall in 1962
42
what happened to the amount of refugees trying to leave FRG
it decreased
how did Adenauer react to a ‘unification’
only prepared to accept German unification under his terms
how was Adenauer’s reaction to the Wall negative
he was reluctant to visit the Wall
when did Kennedy visit the Wall
1963
how did the West capitalise off the Berlin Wall and Germany
used the idea of unification as propaganda but never really helped to establish it
