topic 2

Cards (15)

problems in east germany
east fleeing to the west
berlin ultimatum
in 1958, khrushchev demanded western forces leave west berlin
summit meetings
us + soviet leaders met to ease berlin tensions- little progress
geneva (1959)
no agreement, but better relations
camp david (1959)
khrushchev withdrew berlin ultimatum, no final deal
paris (1960)
collapsed after u-2 spy plane incident
vienna (1961)
khrushchev renewed berlin ultimatum, tensions rose
berlin wall, 1961
east germany built the wall to stop people fleeing to west berlin
increased tension over cuba
batista- revolution- castro -> x usa 🗸 ussr
bay of pigs incident
1961, us-backed invasion of cuba by exiles failed
cuban missile crisis
1962, after the usa discovered soviet nuclear missiles in cuba, a tense 13-day stand off ended with khrushchev agreeing to remove the missiles in exchange for a us promise not to invade cuba and secretly remove missiles from turkey
increased tensions over czechoslovakia
novotony's hardline rule was challenged by dubcek's reformist ideas
prague spring
reforms introduced by dubcek in 1968
re-establishing soviet control
brezhnev invaded czechoslovakia
international reaction
west protested, E + W relations worsened