Berlin crisis (58)

• what was Khrushchev priorities?

  strengthen economy and defences of USSR, and global expansion ideologically. Berlin= pinpoint for this.

  0 West had made W.Gn into capitalisation, investing.
• Hallstein Doctrine? 1955

  Khrushchev recog GDR as independent state. W.Gn had diplomatic relations with USSR.

  • doctrine stated FRG would regard recognition of GDR by any state other than USSR as unfriendly act and would end diplomatic relations with such states
• what did west germany introduce?

  FRG introduce hallstein doctrine, anyone recognising GDR (East Gn) shows an unfriendly act