Reactions to Crises Flashcards
What was the impact of the Berlin Wall on US/Soviet relations?
Both sides were satisfied in a realpolitik sense. It made East Berlin less likely to be a flashpoint in the Cold War.
The resonance of the Wall was it was the embodiment of an Iron Curtain that Churchill had spoken of in 1946.
What was the importance of Kennedy’s visit to West Berlin in 1963?
It reassured Western Europe of the USA’s commitment and added to the propaganda victory that the existence of the wall handed the West.
What were the consequences of the Cuban Missile Crisis?
Led to Detente.
In the long-term, the demonstration of a “a near miss” of nuclear war could be said to have influenced the negotiations surrounding the INF Treaty in 1987.
What was the international reaction to the USSR’s treatment of Czechoslovakia?
Yugoslavia and Romania fell out with the USSR over their response, which weakened the Warsaw Pact further.
The USA were inactive which once again revealed a rule of “sphere of influence” which they were unwilling to break.
