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 to 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
Summary
For many years, people had been fleeing to the west to avoid communism. In order to stop this, a wall was put up around West Berlin, dividing the city. President Kennedy made a speech to show the Soviets that he wasn't going to back down, "ich bin ein Berliner."
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Ich bin ein Berliner- JFK
Subjunctive question
What other plan could they used to stop people from fleeing to west Berlin?