The Berlin Crisis, 1961: Causes and Significance

What were the causes and consequences of the Berlin Crisis of 1961?Designed for: IBDP History students (Paper 2 Cold War Crisis).ActiveHistory Topic Page:https://www.activehistory.co.uk/Miscellaneous/menus/IB/americas/jfk.phpOverview:The events leading up to the building of the Berlin Wall in 1961 is a great example of a Cold War crisis for Paper 2 IBDP history, as it also brings in two cold war leaders: Kennedy and Khrushchev. This podcast is on the CAUSES of the crisis (and who was perhaps most to blame for it); how close it came to war between the superpowers; how and why it was resolved; and with what consequences.