Impact of the Wall on East-West Relations Flashcards

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How did building the Berlin Wall in 1961 change Cold War tension over Berlin?

It reduced the risk of war over Berlin because the border was now fixed and the refugee crisis ended.

It almost stopped people escaping to the West, which ended the large flow of refugees that had worried both sides.

It ended the embarrassment of people leaving East Germany and showed the USSR could keep control without fighting the USA.

The USA protested but did not pull the Wall down, showing it accepted a divided Berlin to avoid nuclear war.

They said the Wall proved communist rule was cruel and unpopular, because people had to be locked in to stop them leaving.

They called it an anti-fascist protection barrier and claimed it protected the East from Western spies and Nazis.

It cut direct contact. Families and friends were split and most could not visit, which deepened the division between East and West.

After 1961, Berlin became more stable because both sides accepted the new border and there were fewer sudden crises there.

He accepted the Wall as better than war and focused more on wider Cold War issues, such as nuclear weapons talks.

It was a real concrete barrier that split one city into communist East and capitalist West, making it a clear sign of the Iron Curtain.