Cold War

Question 1

1958

Answer 1

Soviet Leader Nikita Khrushchev issued the Berlin Ultimatum.

He told the Western powers they should leave berlin within 6 months, suggesting it should be a neutral free city.

Question 2

1959

Answer 2

Khrushchev visited the USA. He withdrew his ultimatum after the visit was a success.

Question 3

1960 May

Answer 3

The Paris Summit.

9 days before the Summit the USSR shot down an US U-2 spy plane. The Summit collapsed because Eisenhower refused to apologise. Eisenhower’s visit to the USSR cancelled.

Question 4

1961 Jan

Answer 4

Refugee problem in East Germany reaches crisis point - more than 20,000 per day

Question 5

1961 June

Answer 5

The Vienna Summit. At the Summit, Khrushchev once again demanded the western forces leave Berlin. Kennedy refused and increased defence spending.

Question 6

1961 August 13th

Answer 6

Khrushchev closed the borders between East and West Berlin.

Question 7

1961 August

Answer 7

The Construction of the Berlin Wall began with a temporary wall and minefields

Question 8

1963

Answer 8

Kennedy visited Berlin

Question 9

Dwight D.Eisenhower

Answer 9

President of the United States, 1953-1961

Question 10

John Fitzgerald kennedy

Answer 10

Became the President of the USA in 1961-63

Question 11

Nikita Khrushchev

Answer 11

Served as leader of the Soviet Union, 1958-1974

Question 12

Walter Ulbricht

Answer 12

German Communist Politician, 1950-1971

Question 13

Summit

Answer 13

Where important meetings take place between heads of states.

Question 14

Ultimatum

Answer 14

Khrushchev gave the west one the leave Berlin within 6 months

Question 15

Refugee Crisis

Answer 15

The mass migration of East Germans to the west through Berlin