The Third crisis, Berlin wall (August 1961)

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The Third crisis, Berlin wall (August 1961)

Causes

  • The loss of population threatened the survival of East Germany as a seperate country.

Effects

  • The Berlin was built as a result.
  • By August the border was built in a military style operation
  • 5000 people risked their lives escapin, 191 people died

Overall summary

With many people leaving East Germany the USSR created the Berlin wall to pen people in and stop them escaping.

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