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Q: Was brinkmanship involved when the Berlin wall went up?
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How was the Berlin Wall resolved?

The Berlin wall was resolved by a croud of people who went on for days tearing the wall down.


When and where did Berlin war start?

The Berlin Airlift was in '62 when the wall went up.


Who was the US Pres when the Berlin Wall went down?

Bush the First.


What did JFK do in response to the Berlin wall being built?

JFK went to Berlin and gave his famous "Ich bin ein Berliner" speech in opposition to the wall.


How many people actually went insane because of the Berlin wall?

567


What man was in power in the soviet union when the Berlin wall went up?

Nikita Khrushchev


Who named the Berlin Wall?

The name pretty well defined itself- like the Great Wall of China ( sometimes abbreviated as the China Wall)- the wall went through Berlin on the East-West axis- can"t call it a fort ( Festung) or armory- certainly not a viaduct ( like the China Wall was- a fortified highway- and this comes across in the epic Epiphany hymn- Procession of the Nobles- Late at night, upon the great highway.. well the Berlin Wall was and has always been called- the Berlin Wall.


Who named it the Berlin Wall?

The name pretty well defined itself- like the Great Wall of China ( sometimes abbreviated as the China Wall)- the wall went through Berlin on the East-West axis- can"t call it a fort ( Festung) or armory- certainly not a viaduct ( like the China Wall was- a fortified highway- and this comes across in the epic Epiphany hymn- Procession of the Nobles- Late at night, upon the great highway.. well the Berlin wall was and has always been called- the Berlin Wall.


When did the east and west sides of Germany become one?

1990, officialy. The Berlin Wall went down in 1989.


What was Stalin's reaction to the iron curtain speech?

Stalin died in 1953; the Berlin Wall went up in about '60/61.


What happened during the Berlin crisis of 1961?

The USSR demanded the withdrawal of all allies military forces in East Germany. The Berlin Wall went up dividing Berlin and blocking shipping from West Germany into Berlin. The allied airlifted food and medical supplies to West Berlin.


Was all of the Berlin Wall made of concrete?

When the Berlin Wall first went up, it consisted of a some cement blocks but was mostly made of long coils of barbed wire. In 1976 the East Germans began to build a more permanent structure with reinforced concrete. They built it in sections over a period of 4 years.