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I. BERLIN CRISIS

1961-1962

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A. DISTINCTIONS BETWEEN �EAST & WEST BERLIN

  • 1. WEST BERLIN’S ECONOMY BY 1961 IS PROSPERING UNDER DEMOCRACY.
  • 2. E. BERLIN’S ECONOMY IS VERY WEAK DUE TO:
  • a. 20% OF THE E. GERMANY’S POP. HAD FLED INTO W. BERLIN
  • b. *DEMONSTRATES THE FAILURE OF COMMUNISM IN E. GERMANY.

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B. USSR’S RESPONSE

  • 1. WANTS TO SIGN A TREATY W/ E. GERMANY THAT WOULD ENABLE THEM TO CLOSE OFF ALL ACCESS ROADS INTO W. BERLIN.
  • 2. USSR WOULD LEND MILITARY AID TO E. GERMANY

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C. JFK’S RESPONSE

  • 1. REFUSED TO GIVE UP U.S. ACCESS INTO W. BERLIN.
  • 2. SOVIETS THREATEN U.S = JFK STANDS FIRM.
  • a. *REFUSES TO ALLOW COMMUNISM TO DRIVE DEMOCRACY OUT OF BERLIN.

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D. RESULT

  • 1. DUE TO U.S. DETERMINATION & SUPERIOR NUCLEAR STRIKING POWER (TURKEY), USSR MAKES AN UNEXPECTED DECISION.
  • 2. E. GERMAN TROOPS BUILD A CONCRETE WALL ALONG BORDER BETWEEN E. & W. BERLIN. (THE BERLIN WALL)

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E. THE BERLIN WALL

  • 1. *ENDS THE BERLIN CRISIS.
  • 2. **AGGRAVATES COLD WAR TENSIONS.
  • 3. ***SYMBOL OF COMMUNISM OPPRESSION.

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BERLIN WALL