The Berlin Wall Flashcards
In 1961 around how many Germans crossed from East to West Berlin?
2000
When was the Paris Summit?
1960
What happened days before the Paris Summit 1960?
The USSR shot down a U2 American spy plane. Eisenhower denied it being a spy plane and said it was for weather, Krushchev then walked out of the Paris Summit
When did John Fitzgerald Kennedy assume office?
January 20th 1961
When was the Vienna Summit?
June 1961
What was discussed at the Vienna Summit 1961?
- USSR demanded US give up control of West Berlin.
-No solution found for disarmament
-Tensions increased
When was the Berlin wall built and how big was it?
13th August 1961, 27 miles long
How was movement into and out of East Berlin policed?
-military checkpoints set up
-fortified the wall with barbed wire and machine gun posts
-anyone trying to escape was shot
Who was Peter Fetcher?
He was an 18 year old construction worker who was shot and left to bleed out after trying to escape East Germany on August 17th 1962. This sparked outrage.
In 1963 what did President Kennedy do?
He visited West Berlin and gave a famous speech ‘Ich bin ein Berliner’ to show his solidarity with West Berlin and it’s people
