The Berlin Crisis 1961
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- The Berlin Crisis 1961
- Refugee problems
- East German gov. very unpopular so many fled to the West.
- West Germany offered many more freedoms
- Berlin had the most refugee problem as nothing stopping them passing from East to West.
- Krushchevs Ultimatum
- propaganda disaster as proved people preferred Capitalism over Communism
- Nov. 1958 K declared berlin belonged to USSR
- gave ultimatum to USA troops. they had 6 months to leave.
- Eisenhowers response
- USA unsure how to respond
- E didnt want to lose Berlin but he also didn't want a war. so held many international meetings.
- Summit meetings
- Geneva May 1959
- foreign representatives
- No solution but another summit arranged
- foreign representatives
- Camp David Sept 1959
- Eisenhower and Krushchev
- No solution but another meeting arranged
- Eisenhower and Krushchev
- Paris summit May 1960
- Eisnhower and Krushvchev
- disaster. K stormed out because the USSR had been shot down over Russia.
- they never apologized said it was a weather plane.
- disaster. K stormed out because the USSR had been shot down over Russia.
- Eisnhower and Krushvchev
- Vienna Conference Jan 1961
- Kennedy and Krushchev
- neither were willing to backdown.
- K saw Kennedy as weak over the Bay of Pigs failure.
- K continued his ultimatum to remove USA troops from Berlin.
- Kennedy and Krushchev
- Geneva May 1959
- Kennedy Prepares for War
- Kennedy refuses to back down and remove USA troops. a point of STALEMATE
- spent 3.2 billion on defence
- Building the Wall
- Krushchev knew USSR not ready for war.
- USA missiles could reach USSR. but USSR couldnt reach USA.
- so, K backed down to Kennedy. but still had a refugee problem.
- so he built a war between east and west Berlin. this stopped refugees going across.
- he put up barbed wire over night.
- so he built a war between east and west Berlin. this stopped refugees going across.
- Impacts of the Berlin Wall
- ended the refugee crisis.
- this stopped skilled workers leaving which affected economy.
- stabilized East economy
- this stopped skilled workers leaving which affected economy.
- K avoided war with USA while still appearing strong
- reduced tensions as no longer a threat of a nuclear war.
- powerful symbol of the divide between East and West.
- ended the refugee crisis.
- Krushchev knew USSR not ready for war.
- Kennedys visit to Berlin
- unable to stop the construction but in 1963 he visited West Berlin.
- famously said "i am a Berliner" expressing how NATO and USA were going to defend West Berlin from the soviets
- West Berlin symbol of freedom
- unable to stop the construction but in 1963 he visited West Berlin.
- Refugee problems
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