The construction of the Berlin Wall (Edexcel GCSE History): Flashcards
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When did Berlin Wall construction begin?
When did Berlin Wall construction begin?
August 1961
Specific date Berlin Wall construction started
Specific date Berlin Wall construction started
12 August 1961
Initial form of Berlin Wall barrier
Initial form of Berlin Wall barrier
Barbed wire fence
When did barbed wire become heavily guarded wall?
When did barbed wire become heavily guarded wall?
October 1961
Main purpose of Berlin Wall
Main purpose of Berlin Wall
Stop East Berliners escaping to West Berlin
Crisis Khrushchev needed to solve in East Germany
Crisis Khrushchev needed to solve in East Germany
Refugee crisis
Deaths crossing Berlin Wall (1961-89)
Deaths crossing Berlin Wall (1961-89)
Over 200
Years summit meetings failed to resolve Berlin crisis
Years summit meetings failed to resolve Berlin crisis
1959-1961
How many summit meetings failed (1959-61)?
How many summit meetings failed (1959-61)?
Four
Why couldn't Khrushchev invade West Berlin?
Why couldn't Khrushchev invade West Berlin?
Couldn't win nuclear war against USA
Crisis often confused with Berlin Wall Crisis
Crisis often confused with Berlin Wall Crisis
Berlin Blockade
What did wall allow superpowers to avoid?
What did wall allow superpowers to avoid?
Nuclear war