Topic 5- Berlin Wall

Question 0

Name one long term cause of the wall.

Answer 0

Many people were fleeing to the west to lead a more relaxed non communist life.
Bizonia ( USA and UK ) and Trizonia ( France Joined )

Question 1

What is one short term cause of the wall?

Answer 1

U2 spy plane crisis. This lead to a sense of mistrust between the two leaders.
Khrushchev felt it necessary to split the country into two.

Question 2

Name 2 excuses for building the wall

{ one USSR and one USA }

Answer 2

Neither superpower wanted to share control to Berlin.
To prevent the ‘Easterners’ from fleeing to a better life in the West.
Because East Germany was an embarrassment to the Soviet Union and they wanted this to change.