The Berlin Wall, 1961
Notes
- People had been fleeing to the west through Berlin for many years " Brain Drain" (3 mil.)
- Krushchev wants Kennedy to pull out of Berlin and make it a free city
- Kennedy increases US strength
- 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
- People had been fleeing to the west through Berlin for many years " Brain Drain" (3 mil.)
- Krushchev wants Kennedy to pull out of Berlin and make it a free city
- Kennedy increases US strength
- 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
Quote: "The Berlin Wall wasn't the only barrier to fall after the collapse of the Soviet Union and the end of the Cold War. Traditional barriers to the flow of money, trade, people and ideas also fell." - Fareed Z.
BIG Question: If the Berlin wall was a failure, would the Brain Drain of been a success?
Summary: As a result of Kennedy sending troops in to free Berlin, and the "brain drain" and fleeing of people into the west, Krushchev built a wall that separated the east and the west.