6. Why did lots of people defect from East to West Berlin?
Better standard of life and more freedom
The life in West Berlin was longer as the sun set slightly after it did in the East
West had better technology and internet access
East was running out of warm bathing water
7. What was a long term reason to why the Berlin Wall was erected in 1961?
The number of defectors from East to West was still increasing and at the rate they were going, the East Berlin economy was going to collapse
Khrushchev knew that a wall would scare the USA
The USA didn't want a war so built a wall to prevent the USSR invading West Berlin
8. Why was their tension between East and West Berlin?
West had access to nice tv and had better drainage then East
East had low standards of living and West was Capitalist and higher
East had a high population of skilled labour that West lacked
West had too many doctors and East had too many nurses
9. What was the Marshall Plan?
American Aid to European countries to help rebuild their economies so they could be strong enough to resist the USSR's plan to spread communism
American monetary aid to help European countries build houses and infrastructure to allow more Jewish refugees into their countries
French Humanitarian aid to help Eastern European countries focus their efforts on education to better their economy in the long term
German monetary aid to help other European countries develop their political system to prevent the rise of extremism once again
10. How many sections were Germany divided into after WW2?
4 - USA, UK, France and USSR
5 - USA, UK, Germany, France and USSR
3 - USA, UK and USSR
2 - USA and USSR
11. Who became American President in 1961?
Dwight D. Eisenhower
John F Kennedy
Woodrow Wilson
Jimmy Carter
12. When was the Berlin Wall erected?
10th August 1961
15th August 1961
13th August 1961
11th August 1961
13. What is the Cold War?
The battle of ideologies between the USSR and Japan
The heightened tensions between the USA and the USSR post WW2. Called Cold because of the lack of actual physical aggression.
The war between Britain and the USA. Called Cold because of their subzero median climates
14. How and when was Berlin split?
1949, Berlin remained split into 4 for the entirety of the Cold War
1948, Berlin was split into 4 at first but eventually half became East German and half West German
1949, Berlin all belonged to the allies
1948, Berlin was in East Germany and hence was never split
15. What happened in 1958?
Khrushchev dies which causes the USSR to denounce communism
Khrushchev gave Western troops an ultimatum of 6 months to leave West Berlin which instigates a lot of tension
Eisenhower dies and sends the US into a political frenzy
Khrushchev gave Western troops an ultimatum of 9 months to leave West Berlin which instigates a lot of tension
16. What happened in 1960?
The first H bomb was successfully produced
The USSR shot down an American spy plane called U2 and captured its pilot
Americans were first into space
17. Why was a lot of defectors bad?
Only a few defectors were men so the East became over populated with Women who in most cases were economically inactive
Defectors carried disease so it was actually a positive thing
The majority of defectors were skilled and fuelled the East's economy. Them leaving caused a rapid decrease in East's economy and a rapid rise in West's
Defectors may have brought lots of food and resources from the East which meant less for those that remained
18. What was a short term reason to why the Berlin Wall was erected in 1961?
JFK was a new, young and inexperienced President. Khrushchev wished to exploit his weakness and when demanding Western troops leave Berlin- JFK refused
Small fights were breaking out between Soviet and Allied troops
Within the USSR, lots of demonstrations breaking out demanding the USSR to take action against the West
19. What was the Truman Doctrine?
President Truman's morals and daily guidelines
A list of rules every country was to follow if they wanted to become Capitalist
A promise made by the USA to support any nation threatened by a Communist takeover, for example Turkey and Greece were given $400 Million.
A manifesto that governed America during the Cold War