Berlin Crisis 1961

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Across
  1. 3. A concrete barrier that the Soviet constructed to split East and West Berlin in 1961.
  2. 5. The problem that became a concern for Khrushchev by the late 1950s. It was humiliating and posed a security risk.
  3. 6. The summit Conference of 1960 that was wrecked due to tensions between USA and USSR.
  4. 7. The name of the Checkpoint where US Soviet standoff happened.
  5. 9. The response Khrushchev gave on 27 November 1958 over Berlin.
  6. 10. The reputation that Khrushchev was able to establish by building the Berlin Wall.
  7. 11. The US U2 spy plane pilot that was shot down and captured by the USSR in 1960.
Down
  1. 1. What did many East Germans do as they became dissatisfied with their lives in East Germany?
  2. 2. The East German leader that supported Khrushchev's hard line during the Berlin Crisis.
  3. 4. The US leader that visited Berlin in 1963.
  4. 8. The number of hours that the military stand-off between the US and the Soviet lasted from 27 to 28 October 1961.
  5. 12. Secret police agency of the German Democratic Republic (East Germany).