History A-Level
Crisis of 1960–61
What Crisis of 1960–61 means in History A-Level, as defined for Pearson Edexcel.
Definition of Crisis of 1960–61
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A deepening crisis caused by open borders in Berlin, economic failure and pressure from the USSR.
Topics that use Crisis of 1960–61
- Establishing and consolidating communist rule in the GDR, c1949–61 (Pearson Edexcel A-Level)
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