Invasion of Norway and Low countries
People had been fleeing to the west through Berlin.
Krushchev wants Kennedy to pull out of Berlin and make it a free city.
Kennedy increases US strength in Berlin.
Krushchev responds by building a wall around West Berlin
Both leaders were accused of being soft in Berlin and fixed this by ordering more tests of nuclear weapons.
Krushchev wants Kennedy to pull out of Berlin and make it a free city.
Kennedy increases US strength in Berlin.
Krushchev responds by building a wall around West Berlin
Both leaders were accused of being soft in Berlin and fixed this by ordering more tests of nuclear weapons.
The Berlin Wall
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"There are many people in the world who really don't understand-or say they don't-what is the great issue between the free world and the Communist world. Let them come to Berlin!"
- JFK |
Subjunctive Question: If the Berlin Wall had never been erected, what would the tensions in Berlin have meant for its citizens?
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