Across
- 1. Soviet demand for Western withdrawal from Berlin
- 3. Berlin split between East and West
- 6. Stopped the population drain
- 8. Wall built overnight in August
- 13. Wall separated relatives for decades
- 14. Loss of workers damaged the GDR
- 17. Skilled workers leaving East Germany for the West
- 18. Wall showed people wanted to flee communism
- 19. US President accepted the Wall as better than war
- 20. Wall became symbol of oppression
Down
- 2. East German leader demanded action
- 4. Famous crossing point between sectors
- 5. Wall strengthened communist authority
- 7. Wall deepened Cold War hostility
- 9. Millions fled through Berlin before 1961
- 10. West Berlin attracted East Germans
- 11. Berlin a major source of tension
- 12. America refused to accept East German legitimacy
- 15. Initial fence before concrete wall
- 16. Main purpose was to stop East Germans leaving