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The Cold War Escalates

Question 15 • [HSSWH] World History, Sem 2 (26-27)

President Kennedy gave his "Ich bin ein Berliner" speech at a time when

Answer
A
the Cold War was just beginning.
B
Cold War tensions over Berlin were at their height.
C
the Soviet Union was about to tear down the Berlin Wall.
D
the Cold War was nearing its end.

Explanation

Kennedy delivered his “Ich bin ein Berliner” speech in West Berlin in 1963, two years after the Berlin Wall was built. The wall and the division of Berlin had become major Cold War flashpoints, so tensions over the city were high. The Cold War was not just beginning or nearing its end, and the wall was not about to be torn down.

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