Berlin crisis, building of all begins (jun 4, 1961 – nov 9, 1961)

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The Berlin Crisis refers to a political and military standoff between the United States and the Soviet Union, following a Moscow ultimatum that US and Allied troops withdraw from the German city of Berlin. The Americans, led by president John F. Kennedy, refused. The crisis ended with the erection of the Berlin Wall, which divided the city until the end of the Cold War.