THE BERLIN CRISIS

The Berlin Crisis involved a controversy so bitter that at its height world

leaders feared that a misstep could trigger a nuclear war. The crisis unfolded

through a war of words, diplomatic negotiations, superpower summits and

of Berlin. For President Kennedy, U.S. “credibility” was at stake: a failure

in Berlin could disrupt NATO and weaken American influence in East

Germany, the key to the balance of power in Europe.

Because of the dissatisfaction with the economic and political conditions

(forced collectivization of agriculture, repression of private trade, supply

gaps), an increasing number of people left the GDR (German Democratic

Republic).The International political situation was tense. On 1958 the

Soviets (Khrushchev) had delivered their Berlin ultimatum, demanding that

the western allies should withdraw their troops from West Berlin and West

. . .
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