Transformation of the cold war 1960+

Question 1

When was the Berlin Wall built

Answer 1

1961

Question 2

What happened in the building of the Berlin Wall?

Answer 2

Fleeing east to west.
West was capitalist and more idealistic for Germans.
It had more money, shops full of goods and overall more freedom.

Question 3

When did Kennedy become president?

Answer 3

1961

Question 4

What was Krushcevs response to Kennedy?

Answer 4

Khrushchev saw Kennedy as weak and inexperienced, so he could bully him. He asked Kennedy to withdraw US troops from Berlin, but Kennedy refused.

Question 5

What time was the wall built?

Answer 5

3am

Question 6

What was the wall made from?

Answer 6

Originally barbed wire but was replaced by a concrete wall on 13th August.

Question 7

What was the name of the only crossing point between the east and the west?

Answer 7

Checkpoint Charlie

Question 8

What was the SHORT TERM effect of building the wall

Answer 8

Families were divided 
Berliners couldn't go to work 
chaos and confusion
Guards were given orders to shoot anyone who crossed 
hundreds were killed

Question 9

What was the LONG TERM effect of building the Berlin Wall?

Answer 9

Created a major crisis
In October 1961, US diplomats crossed regularly into east Berlin to test soviet reaction.
27th October, soviet tanks shut off checkpoint Charlie.
US and soviet tanks faced off all day.
After 18 hours, one by one, 5 metres at a time, the tanks retreated.

Question 10

Overall Effects of the Berlin Wall

Answer 10

Krushcevn ordered Ulbrict to avoid actions that would increase/cause tension.
West saw the wall as a prison wall.
Communists saw the wall as a protective shield.
Wall became a huge division of Europe, Germany and east and west.