Notes
-Over 3 million people (usually very well educated) fled West Berlin
-Khrushchev decides to build a wall around West Berlin
-Went up over night
-Kennedy increases military in the west
-Kennedy's "Ich bin ein Berliner": "I am a Berliner" speech made in 1963 when stating his defence of Berlin
-Over 3 million people (usually very well educated) fled West Berlin
-Khrushchev decides to build a wall around West Berlin
-Went up over night
-Kennedy increases military in the west
-Kennedy's "Ich bin ein Berliner": "I am a Berliner" speech made in 1963 when stating his defence of Berlin
Summary
For many years people had been fleeing to the west through Berlin to avoid Communism. Krushchev wanted Kennedy to pull out of Berlin and make it a free city. Kennedy had no plans of backing down and he delivered the speech "ich bin ein Berliner." Krushchev responds to this by building a wall around West Berlin to seperate the East and West side of Germany.
Quotes
I grew up during the Cold War, when everything seemed very tenuous. For many years, right up until the fall of the Berlin Wall, I had vivid nightmares of nuclear apocalypse.
-Justin Cronin
Subjunctive Question
If the wall had not gone up would western Berlin eventually become essentially deserted?
For many years people had been fleeing to the west through Berlin to avoid Communism. Krushchev wanted Kennedy to pull out of Berlin and make it a free city. Kennedy had no plans of backing down and he delivered the speech "ich bin ein Berliner." Krushchev responds to this by building a wall around West Berlin to seperate the East and West side of Germany.
Quotes
I grew up during the Cold War, when everything seemed very tenuous. For many years, right up until the fall of the Berlin Wall, I had vivid nightmares of nuclear apocalypse.
-Justin Cronin
Subjunctive Question
If the wall had not gone up would western Berlin eventually become essentially deserted?