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The Berlin Wall Flashcards

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1
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When did Khrushchev become leader?

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1953

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When did Eisenhower become leader of America?

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1953

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3
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When did tensions flare up again?

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1958

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4
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Why were the Soviets concerned?

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because people were leaving East Berlin to West Berlin

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5
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How many east Germans left in the first 11 days of August?

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16,000

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6
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All the members of what department left on the 12th August?

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Leipzig University Maths department

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7
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How many refugees had left since 1948?

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3 million

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8
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When was the largest number of people to leave on one day and how many did?

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August 12th 1948, 2,400

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9
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Between 1949- 1961 how many east German refugees are there?

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2.7 million

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10
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When did Khrushchev demand for the USA to relinquish occupation?

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10 November 1958

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What did Khrushchev declare in 1958?

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that all of Berlin belongs to East Germany and that the USA troops had 6 months to leave

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12
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What happened as result of Khrushchev’s request?

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series of summits, conferences and other negotiations that had no resolution

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13
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When was the Geneva summit?

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May 1959

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14
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Did the Geneva summit make progress?

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yes

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What happened when Khrushchev and Eisenhower meet for a 2nd time in the US?

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Khrushchev withdraws his 6 month ultimatum

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16
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Where and when do Khrushchev and Eisenhower meet for a 2nd time?

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Paris, May 1960

17
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Why did Khrushchev storm out the Paris summit?

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because he was told about an American spy plane over Russian soil

18
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When did JFK become leader of America?

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1961

19
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What does Khrushchev do when JFK becomes president?

A

he gives a new 6 month ultimatum

20
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What did Kennedy make clear?

A

That the USA had free access to the city

21
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What does JFK do as a result of Khrushchev’s ultimatum?

A

he spends $3.2bn on defence and preparation for war

22
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What does Khrushchev do when he realises that Kennedy wont back down?

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Builds the berlin wall

23
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When was the Berlin wall built?

A

12th August 1961

24
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How many people die trying to cross the wall?

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136

25
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What was the wall made up of?

A

inner wall, death strip, barbed wire, watch towers, signal fence, steel spikes, the Berlin Wall

26
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Why were there weak points built into the Berlin wall?

A

So that tanks could break through

27
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When did the wall come down?

A

1989

28
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How many east Germans managed to cross the boarder

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5,000

29
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Did the superpowers argue over Berlin again after the wall?

A

no

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