Key Topic 2: The Berlin Crisis 1961

Question 1

When did West Germany join NATO?

Answer 1

1955

Question 2

When did West Germany join the European Economic Community?

Answer 2

1957

Question 3

Between which years did 4 million Germans leave East Germany?

Answer 3

1949-1961

Question 4

From what time did the number of East German refugees increase by more than 20,000?

Answer 4

January 1961

Question 5

When did Khrushchev issue Berlin Ultimatum?

Answer 5

November 1958

Question 6

When did Khrushchev visit America?

Answer 6

1959

Question 7

When was the Paris Summit?

Answer 7

14 May 1960

Question 8

When did the USSR announce it had shot down an American U-2 spy plane?

Answer 8

5 May 1960

Question 9

When did the Vienna Summit take place?

Answer 9

June 1961

Question 10

When was Kennedy’s inauguration speech (where he re-asserted the Truman doctrine)?

Answer 10

20 January 1961

Question 11

When did Kennedy increase defence spending by $3.5 billion and Khrushchev increase the Soviet defence budget by 30%?

Answer 11

July 1961

Question 12

When did Khrushchev close the border between East and West Berlin?

Answer 12

13 August 1961

Question 13

When was the Checkpoint Charlie stand off between 2 superpowers?

Answer 13

October 1961

Question 14

When did Kennedy visit West Germany?

Answer 14

1963