The Berlin Crisis (AQA A-Level History): Flashcards
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Year Khrushchev became USSR PM
Year Khrushchev became USSR PM
1958
Date of Khrushchev's Berlin ultimatum
Date of Khrushchev's Berlin ultimatum
27 November 1958
1958 ultimatum's demand for Berlin status
1958 ultimatum's demand for Berlin status
Free city
Date U-2 spy plane shot down
Date U-2 spy plane shot down
1 May 1960
American pilot of U-2 spy plane
American pilot of U-2 spy plane
Gary Powers
Date Berlin Wall construction began
Date Berlin Wall construction began
13 August 1961
East German leader who pushed for the wall
East German leader who pushed for the wall
Walter Ulbricht
Kennedy's phrase in 1963 Berlin speech
Kennedy's phrase in 1963 Berlin speech
Ich bin ein Berliner
Hallstein Doctrine effect on states recognising GDR
Hallstein Doctrine effect on states recognising GDR
FRG would end diplomatic relations
GDR emigrants in first half of 1961
GDR emigrants in first half of 1961
Approx. 10,000