1. Cold War Crises
Analyze how the Kennedy administration responded to the Cold War crises in Berlin

2. Berlin West Berlin full member of Western Alliance
East Berlin controlled by Soviet Union
American, British,
and French forces
stationed in West Berlin
irritated Soviet Union
led to conflict

3. East Germans flee to West Berlin for economic reasons and freedom
June, 1961 – Vienna, Austria: Khrushchev insists west must move out by end of year
Kennedy sent more troops to the city

4. Berlin Wall
August 13, 1961 with Soviet backing border between East and West Berlin is closed
Wall of concrete blocks with barbed wire built
Soviets post armed guards

5. Berlin wall cuts most communication between two parts of the city
Wall symbolized communist oppression

6. Stretched 28 miles through the middle of Berlin and another 75 miles around West Berlin