The Building Of The Berlin Wall Flashcards
1
Q
How did the problem start?
A
West Germany richer than east
2.7m refugees including skilled workers
Berlin was divided so people could just walk into West Berlin and fly to west Germany
2
Q
How did kruschev respond?
A
November 1958 he said all Berlin belonged to East Germany
Us troops had 6 moths to leave city
3
Q
What did Eisenhower do?
A
Did not want war
Did not want to lose West Berlin
Agreed to a conference
4
Q
What happened in Paris?
A
Summit 1960 Disaster Us spy plane shot down over Russia Gary powers Pilot captured USA did not apologise Kruschev walked out in rage
5
Q
What happened at Vienna conference?
A
Kennedy was president now in 1961
Kruschev thought he was weak
He reinstated 6 month ultimatum hoping Kennedy would back down
6
Q
What did kruschev do next?
A
13 August 1961 he put up a barbed wire fence across Berlin
Replaced it with a wall
Heavily guarded
People could no longer just walk to West Berlin
