1958 ⟶ Berlin Crisis Escalates
Start of the 1958–1959 Berlin crisis, Nikita Khrushchev asks...
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🧱 Berlin Crisis Intensifies
The Berlin Crisis intensifies, according to General Lucius D. Clay⟶
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🇩🇪 German Democratic Republic Established
The Soviets declare their zone of Germany to be the German Democratic Republic, with its capital at East Berlin.⟶
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🇩🇪 Uprising in East Germany Crushed
Uprising of 1953 in East Germany crushed by Soviet troops.⟶
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🧱 Berlin Crisis Escalates
Start of the 1958–1959 Berlin crisis, Nikita Khrushchev asks the West to leave Berlin.⟶
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🧱 Berlin Wall Construction Begins
The Berlin Wall is built by the Soviets following the breakdown in talks to decide the future of Germany.⟶
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🤝 Four-Power Agreement on Berlin
Four-Power Agreement on Berlin is signed by the United Kingdom, the Soviet Union, France, and the United States.⟶
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