Eva, Roman, Isabella, and Kaitlyn Berlin Crisis Eva, Roman, Isabella, and Kaitlyn
Background Potsdam Agreement German Unification? Or Seperate States? Mao thought Khrushchev was soft on Capitalism Buffer State Same time as Cuban Missile Crisis
Description Paris summit 1960 June 4th 1961- failed negotiations between Kennedy and Khrushchev at Vienna Khrushchev gives ultimatum with a 6 month deadline By 1961 2.7 million East Germans fled to West Berlin Caused economic distress Stand off on border between Soviet Union and U.S.A tanks Solved diplomatically
Outcome and Effects Aug 12-13 1961: Khrushchev decided to build the Berlin Wall The wall resulted in a USSR and US standoff Atlantic Alliance was ALMOST broken Jan. 1963: Khrushchev proclaimed that the wall was so successful that the treaty with Berlin was no long necessary (end of ultimatum) Khrushchev pulls back to avoid direct confrontations inside his sphere of influence
Impact on Cold War Weakness of soviet bloc Berlin no longer an interest Spheres of influence defined View of Communism tarnished Focus shifted to other countries
Fun Facts Khrushchev’s first name Nikita Acoustic Kitty Kennedy’s Berlin Speech Kennedy Purple Heart Kennedy cometh
ACTIVITY! It’s Jenga time!