Berlin Wall 1961 Flashcards

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Tensions had increased due to the summits so

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More east Germans migrated to the West.

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2
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On the night of 12 August

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East German troops built barbed wire between East and West Berlin

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3
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This was only the beginning a concrete wall

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2 metres thick stretched across 165 kilometres

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4
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The berlin wall solved the

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East Germany migration issue

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5
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What sis the wall show ?

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The wall showed that the Soviet Union had to “trap” people into East Germany.If given the choice they would choose capitalism over communism

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6
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The wall reduced tensions

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Kennedy said a wall is better than a war.Less likelihood of a war and tensions decreased

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