The Berlin Crisis of 1961 (German: Berlin-Krise) was the last major European political and military incident of the Cold War concerning the status of the German capital city, Berlin, and of …

Berlin crisis of 1961, Cold War conflict between the Soviet Union and the United States concerning the status of the divided German city of Berlin. It culminated in the construction of …

The Berlin Crisis, 1958–1961. On November 10, 1958, Soviet Premier Nikita Khrushchev delivered a speech in which he demanded that the Western powers of the United States, …

In May 1960, Soviet fighter aircraft forced down an American C–47 transport that had strayed off-course on a flight from Copenhagen to Hamburg. Although the plane and its crew were …

May 18, 2024 · In 1961, following the swift re-emergence of Cold War tensions following the U-2 Spy Plane Incident and the Bay of Pigs invasion in Cuba, the Soviets retaliated against …

At a summit in Vienna in June 1961, Khrushchev told Kennedy he intended to sign a separate peace treaty with East Germany; one of the implications of this treaty would be the nullification …

The Berlin Crisis of 1961 (German: Berlin-Krise) was an event in the Cold War. It was between United States, NATO, and West Germany against Soviet Union, Warsaw Pact, and East …

In the 1950s and early 1960s, relations between the USA and the Soviet Union deteriorated. A series of incidents brought the two to the brink of war. There was a growing contrast between …

The Berlin Crisis concerned the occupational status of the city and the numbers of East Germans fleeing to West Berlin, said to be some 2.7 million people. Khrushchev delivered an ultimatum, …

The Berlin Crisis, 1958-1961 On November 10, 1958, Soviet Premier Nikita Khrushchev delivered a speech in which he demanded that the Western powers of the United States, Great Britain …