· Cold War tensions over Berlin stabilised as a consequence.
· Whilst the West condemned Khrushchev, they were actually relieved and took no further military action, as Kennedy had been preparing for a confrontation of some sort. Immediately after the wall appeared, Soviet and Western troops were positioned on either side of the wall, but then both powers agreed to back down.
· The Wall succeeded in stopping mass emigration to West Berlin
· It gave East Germany the opportunity to rebuild its economy and strengthen itself as a communist state
· The Berlin Wall became a symbol of oppression and communist failure in the West, but it was seen as a sign of strength in the USSR
· Kennedy visited West Berlin in 1963, and gave his famous speech stating his solidarity with West Berlin and its people.
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