many people leaving to live in the east which promised freedom and was less poor, most skilled workers. didn't prove communism as better, soviets believed west berlin was a US centre for epionage
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What happened at the vienna summit 1961
Khrsuchev demanded the US leave west berlin. Kennedy refused and instead guaranteed the wests freedom
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building the wall started when?
On 13th August, krushchev closed the border between east and west and began to build a wall.
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how did it increase tensions
Check-point charlie stand off (soviets vs americans...if one fired=war), west responded with "a wall is better than a war"
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Problems in the East
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many people leaving to live in the east which promised freedom and was less poor, most skilled workers. didn't prove communism as better, soviets believed west berlin was a US centre for epionage
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