Why Did Khrushchev Decide to Construct a Wall to Separate

question 36

Multiple Choice

Why did Khrushchev decide to construct a wall to separate East Berlin from West Berlin?

• A) President Kennedy was ordering airlifts of food and medical aid to East Berlin.
• B) Residents of East Berlin were fleeing to West Berlin in search of freedom and prosperity.
• C) Residents of West Berlin were organizing anti-communist protests in East Berlin.
• D) Khrushchev was hoping to draw the West into a nuclear war.

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