Berlin Wall

Further piece of info about US AND SOVIET TROOPS AT TIME:

for several days Soviet and American Tanks faced each other across divided streets

Although the Berlin Wall didn't threaten World peace massively and only caused a slight increase in tensions what 1 thing did it result in?

it showed that the USSR were becoming increasingly angry with Western Nations

What did the Berlin Wall stop?

movement, fleeing east Germans, brain drain

How did the West react to the Berlin Wall?

not much they could do about it other than use it as a propaganda victory

What was the Berlin Wall in the eyes of USSR AND East Germans?

simply an economic and political necessity; they couldn't deal with the increasing loss of citizens as it threatened the existence of the state.

When and what did Kennedy say about the Berlin Wall?

In 1963 Kennedy visited the Berlin Wall and made a famous speech "I am a Berliner" and described how West Berlin was a symbol of freedom and the Berlin Wall was a symbol of the struggle between the forces of freedom and the communist world

What were the 5 causes for the Berlin Wall?

1) Brain Drain - approx. 2000 people per day, between 1946-1960 3 million skilled workers 2) Embarrassment - USSR were mortified by the fact that East Germans were fleeing to West Germany as it put Capitalism in a positive light and communism in a negative light. 3) Khrushchev thought that West Berlin was a center of US espionage 4) Vienna Summit 1961 - Khrushchev demanded Kennedy to leave West Berlin within 6 months, Kennedy Refused and instead promised to guarantee West Berlins freedom 5) Relations still tense from U2 crisis

When was the Berlin Wall built; details danke?

13th August 1961 without warning Khrushchev closed the Border between East and West Berlin and started building the Berlin Wall By the 17th August 1961 it was made out of stone

In what year was the Berlin Wall built?

1961

What did the US use the Berlin Wall as?

Western Nations used it as a propaganda victory; as it appeared communist states needed to build walls to prevent citizens from leaving and fleeing to capitalist areas of influence. Symbolises all that is repressive and bad about soviet rule