Transformation of the cold war I
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- Transformation of the cold war I
- Berlin Crisis 1961
- Berlin Blockade
- Western powers
- united their sectors
- Introduced new currency
- Planned to give west Germany independence
- Soviet response
- Blockade access west Berlin
- Aim: force western powers relinquish control
- Had to be ended 11 months later
- Blockade access west Berlin
- Western powers
- Germany & Berlin split into 4 zones
- US continued to support German economy & living standards
- E Berlin - better to escape & go to W Berlin
- E Berlin - shortages & lack of freedom
- Late 2950s - lots of people leaving E Berlin to go to W Berlin
- Bran Drain - skilled workers leaving E Berlin
- Ultimatum 1958
- Krushchev - western powers must leave Berlin
- Full control of Berlin handed to Soviet
- USA refused
- Summit meeting 1959
- Summit in Paris cancelled May 1960
- U2 crisis
- Reissued ultimatum @ Vienna conference 1961
- U2 crisis
- Summit in Paris cancelled May 1960
- Summit meeting 1959
- USA refused
- Full control of Berlin handed to Soviet
- Krushchev - western powers must leave Berlin
- Berlin Wall Aug 1961
- Ended free movement east & west
- Soviet tanks brought in - stop access
- US Tanks
- stand off 18 hrs
- "Wall better than a war" - Kenndey
- stand off 18 hrs
- US Tanks
- Soviet tanks brought in - stop access
- Ended free movement east & west
- Berlin Blockade
- Cuban Missile Crisis
- 1959 Castro
- Nationalised American companies
- US agressive
- stopped aid & trade
- US agressive
- Nationalised American companies
- Became soviet ally
- US & Cuba relations dissolved Jan 1961
- Apr 1961 Cuban exiles landed Bay of Pigs
- Aim: overthrow Castro
- Fail US humiliated
- Aim: overthrow Castro
- Castro ask soviet weapons sept 1961
- picture of weapons U2 15 Oct 1962
- US cities put closer to Cuba
- soviet missiles removed - US promised to not ivade Cuba
- US removed missiles Turkey
- Test ban treaty jan 1967
- Outer space treaty
- Nuclear non proliferation treaty 1968
- Outer space treaty
- 1959 Castro
- Czech
- Strict censorship & control
- Stagnation
- Antonin Novotny forced to resign 1968
- Angered Czech
- Alexander Ducbcek
- "Socialism w a human face"
- Economy de-centralised
- Censorship relaxed
- Prague Spring
- Political parties grow
- Removed 20 Aug 1968
- Moscow Protocol
- Expelled from communist party 1969
- Brezhnev Doctrine 1968
- "Socialism w a human face"
- Warsaw Pact
- Passive resistance
- Strict censorship & control
- Berlin Crisis 1961
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