Was ist unter Berlinkrise zu verstehen?
Seit dem Ende des Zweiten Weltkriegs 1945 war Berlin immer wieder zum Konfliktherd zwischen den alliierten Besatzungsmächten geworden. Schon 1948 hatte dies die sowjetische Militäradministration in der Berlin-Blockade versucht, als alle Zufahrtswege von Westdeutschland nach Berlin versperrt wurden. …
Warum Berlin Ultimatum?
Am 27. November 1958 stellte der Sowjetchef Nikita Chruschtschow dem Westen das sogenannte Berlin-Ultimatum, um die „kapitalistische Insel“ inmitten der DDR endgültig zu isolieren – sein Vorstoß gegen den Viermächtestatus Berlins sollte die Spreemetropole monatelang in Atem halten.
War Ulbricht oder Chruschtschow für den Mauerbau verantwortlich?
Doch Chruschtschow hatte nicht die Absicht gehabt, eine Mauer zu bauen – er kam vielmehr dem Drängen Walter Ulbrichts nach, der seit 1952/53 beharrlich das Ziel einer Grenzschließung verfolgte, um ungestört den Aufbau des Sozialismus vorantreiben zu können.
What did Khrushchev do in 1956?
After Joseph Stalin ’s death in 1953, Khrushchev deftly used his political skills to transfer or isolate political enemies who threatened his rise to party leadership. On February 24, 1956, he denounced the excesses of the Stalin era for several hours, stunning delegates attending the 20th Communist Party Congress.
How did Khrushchev die?
On October 14, 1964, the Central Committee accepted Khrushchev’s request to retire due to his “advanced age and poor health.” He was replaced by Leonid Brezhnev and spent his remaining years at his estate. Khrushchev died of natural causes on September 11, 1971.
What was Khrushchev’s social background?
Unlike Lenin and most other Soviet leaders, who generally had middle-class backgrounds, Khrushchev was the son of a coal miner; his grandfather had been a serf who served in the tsarist army.
What school did Khrushchev go to?
In 1922 Khrushchev secured admission to a new Soviet workers’ school in Yuzovka, where he received a secondary education along with additional party instruction. He became a student political leader and was appointed secretary of the Communist Party Committee at the school.