The USSR realised it could not win a nuclear war
Cause
Consequence
The East German economy lost skilled labourers (workers)
The problem of the division of Berlin was solved.
Refugees were unable to leave East Germany.
Many people from East Germany escaped to West Germany.
Khrushchev avoided war with America
The East German government was unpopular.
Kennedy refused to back down
Peter Fechter was killed
An important symbol of the Cold War was created
Kennedy showed solidarity with the people of West Berlin.
Kennedy increased the USA's defence budget.
