Consequences table 2 Flashcards
consequence 1 of the Berlin crisis
P- A Consequence of the Berlin crisis was the Berlin blockade
E- Britain had joined USA and France to form trizonia.
E- Motivated Stalin to blockade Berlin from the west in 1948.The formation of trizonia made west Germany look more powerful than east Germany. This increased tensions as Stalin wanted to diminish west germanys power.
Consequence 2 of the Berlin crisis
P- A consequence of the Blockade was the peaceful airlift
E- After Stalin blockaded Berlin from the west, president Truman responded through a Berlin airlift from 1948-1949. Allies transported tones of food and supplies to the west Germans each day.
E- The airlift was a peaceful solution and made Stalin look aggressive because of his blockade.This decreased tensions as an aggressive response could’ve resulted in a war.
Consequence of NATO
P- A consequence of the formation of NATO was the formation of the Warsaw pact
E- West Germany joined NATO.Became a threat to Stalin as there would now be a US military base within the buffer zone.
E- This lead soviet leader Khrushchev to establish the Warsaw Pact in 1955, which included East Germany, Romania and Hungary.Agreed that they would keep their governments communist.This Increased tensions as The world was divided and any attack would result in a war.
Consequence of Warsaw Pact
P- A consequence of the formation of the Warsaw pact was that the world was divided into two defensive alliances.
E- As these alliances were defensive it meant that it meant that a war could easily spark if a member of one of the states were attacked
E- Due to the division tensions decreased as it would be pointless less to attack opposing states as it would only end in a world war and possibly a nuclear war.
consequence 1 of Hungarian uprising
P-A consequence of the Hungarian uprising was it prevented future rebellion from the satellite states.
E- Up to 20,000 Hungarians were killed in the uprising and around 200,00 Hungarians fled the country.Hungarian leader Nagy was executed and was replaced by a hard-line communist Janos kadar.
E- This meant that the Soviet-union wasn’t very lenient , and any sort of rebellion resulted with harsh punishment. Therefore this prevented further rebellion as the other satellite states knew the outcome they would face.This increases tensions as the west didn’t agree with how the USSR punished the Hungarians and classed it as abuse
Consequence 2 of Hungarian uprising
P-A consequence of the Hungarian uprising was a relatively weak western response.
E- western politicians such as Eisenhower, condemned the soviet invasion and passed a motion in the UN calling the invasion an action against human rights. However no military response was made.
E- This response was weak because western involvement would’ve caused another world war, so to prevent this they remained uninvolved.This reduced tensions as it decreases the chance of a war.
Consequence 1 of refugee crisis in Berlin
P- A Consequence of the refugee problem was the propaganda victory for capitalism.
E- In 1958, 3 million East Germans fled to west Germany.
E- This made the west look superior to the east as many People preferred a capitalist government to a communist government. This increased tensions as it clearly shows people favour the west and it made Khrushchev look bad to other countries
consequence 2 of refugee crisis in Berlin
P- A consequence of the refugee problem was the construction of the Berlin Wall
E-After many fled from East to west Germany, Khrushchev had to do something to prevent more from leaving east Germany.
E- This lead to the construction of the Berlin Wall in 1961, which bordered West Germany and stopped the population from leaving. This however made the USSR look bad as they had to build a wall to stop people from fleeing due to the fact that their communist government was unfavourable.
Consequence 1 of Khrushchevs Berlin Ultimatum
P- A Consequence to Khrushchevs Berlin ultimatum was the west refusing to remove their troops.
E- In November 1958, Khrushchev stated his Berlin ultimatum.Demanding that western troops should leave Berlin and that Berlin become a free city.
E-The west responded by refusing to withdraw their troops which angered Khrushchev as western troops would be stationed in soviet territory. This increased tensions as the only way to resolve this would be a war.
Consequence 2 of Khrushchevs Berlin Ultimatum
P-A consequence to Khrushchevs Berlin ultimatum was meetings made between the leaders to sort out the Berlin crisis.
E- As Eisenhower didn’t remove his troops it could possibly lead to a war , but to prevent this he proposed a series of summits where the leaders would meet and discuss.
E- Due to the fact that both leaders agreed to discuss reduced tensions as they were both open to prevent a war and to resolving the Berlin crisis.
Consequence 1 of the four summits
P- A consequence of the Geneva summit was Eisenhower and Khrushchev established a working relationship
E- In may 1959, Eisenhower and Khrushchev met at the Geneva summit. They both proposed how they think Berlin should be governed, however they made no agreements.
E- As no resolution was made, Khrushchev and Eisenhower agreed to meet at the camp David summit in the US. Due to the fact that they can meet without escalation of conflict, reduced tensions which could turn the disagreements into a war.
Consequence 2 of four summits
P- A consequence of the Paris summit was the ending of a working relationship between Eisenhower and Khrushchev.
E-Before the Paris summit in May 1960, the USSR’s shot down a US U-2 plane which was claimed to be a weather plane but was actually a spy plane.
E- This meant that the meeting between the two leaders was fuelled by very high tensions. Eisenhower refused to apologise and Khrushchev left the meeting, cutting it short and making it a complete failure due to the disagreements. This ended their working relationship as trust and respect was lost.
Consequence 1 of the Berlin Wall
P- A consequence of the construction of the Berlin Wall was the US were able to look strong without starting a war.
E- Neither Eisenhower or Kennedy gave in to Khrushchevs ultimatum to remove western forces from Berlin.
E- This made the US look more powerful as the wall was built without the US giving in and without starting a war and therefore western forces remained in Berlin
This decreased tensions as the building of the wall prevented tensions from boiling over and starting a war.
Consequence 2 of Berlin Wall
P- A consequence of the construction of the Berlin Wall was a propaganda victory for the USSR.
E-East Germans created a concrete wall surrounding West Berlin. America didn’t not resist the creation of the wall, although they tested how far they could push the USSR in a stand off at checkpoint Charlie, where the US and Soviet tanks faced off, but both sides withdrew from the stand off later on
E- The lack of resistance made it clear that the West feared the Soviet Union . This increased tensions as the west would be considered weak by other countries
