The Berlin Wall Flashcards
1
Q
Berlin was divided by
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Communist East Berlin and Capitalist West Berlin
2
Q
August 13th 1961
A
Berlin Wall is built
3
Q
Berlin was divided between
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Yalta and Potsdam
4
Q
1960
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approx. 200,000 East Berliners made an escape to West Berlin
5
Q
The construction of the wall was disliked by the U.S. because
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- Lack of freedom for East Berliners
- Families separated, many people lost their jobs
- Poor economic, political and social conditions
- The oath of the Truman Doctrine
6
Q
USSR disliked how…
A
- East Berliners fled to West Berlin
- Capitalism in West Berlin
- Drain of labour and economic collapse
- West Berlin as a military threat and joining NATO in 1955
7
Q
Khrushchev was determined to solve the problem of Berlin
A
- “Stick like a bone in the Soviet throat”
- Constructed Berlin wall on 13th August 1961
8
Q
How many people defected from the Berlin Wall
A
- 5000 defected
- 171 were killed
9
Q
How did this contribute to tensions
A
Direct violation of their ideals.
