The Berlin Wall, 1961
People had been fleeing to the west through Berlin for many years “Brain Drain” (3
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Krushchev wants Kennedy to pull out of Berlin and make it 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
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Krushchev wants Kennedy to pull out of Berlin and make it 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