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By: Hannah Dambach, Aidan Graves, Seneca Baldi

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By: Hannah Dambach, Aidan Graves, Seneca Baldi

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The USSR was concerned with how East Germans viewed the US and wanted to protect their interests in Germany. Their new policies quickly shifted to making Eastern and Central Europe dependent on the Soviet Union and to create peaceful economic and diplomatic relations with members of NATO in order to undermine and push the US out of Europe, which they determined was rightfully theirs to control. This decision was sparked by the East German uprising, as the protesters were clearly unhappy with the current ruling by Ulbricht and the USSR, and the large number of East Germans who were migrating to West Germany. This helped to develop the tensions in the Cold War and the international integration of European nations, (Zubok 102).

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The people of Eastern Germany were beginning to get restless with the inhumane treatment by the USSR. 

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The people of Eastern Germany were beginning to get restless with the inhumane treatment by the USSR. 

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There was building tension in Eastern Germany because the people were getting frustrated that the Soviet Leadership were treating them poorly and allowing them to starve, riot, etc. (Kenez)

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"...one of the most significant focal points in the history of the Cold War," (Christian Ostermann, Williamson 142). 

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"...one of the most significant focal points in the history of the Cold War," (Christian Ostermann, Williamson 142). 

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Ostermann describes the East German uprising as a crucial point after Stalin's death; while politicians in the Soviet Union and scrambling to gain power, causing the collective leadership to allow a fluid situation in Germany. Since the SED was almost ruined during the crisis, and because the USSR intervened militarily, the USSR became further invested in East Germany and the West stayed committed to having a democratic leader in West Germany.
Link: Williamson Chapter 5

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"The power and the glory" by John R. Fischetti, 1953

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"The power and the glory" by John R. Fischetti, 1953

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This political cartoon shows the German workers that protested during this uprising next to a "Soviet executions" gun. Although this shows the results of the protest, it hints at the force Soviets consistently showed workers in East Germany and their demands for political freedom and the reestablishment of the German Social Democratic Party.
Link to Library of Congress

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"Your patient is screaming so, I can't hear a word you say" by Edwin Marcus,1953

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"Your patient is screaming so, I can't hear a word you say" by Edwin Marcus,1953

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Marcus displays West Germany talking to Malenkov with a bag labeled "Cure Alls," however, next door East Germany is screaming. He portrays East Germany as a nation calling out for help amidst lies from the Soviet Union about their intentions for a unified Germany. This message connects to the East German uprising because the Germans were fighting back against this unfair power while watching their neighbors enjoy free elections and freedom.
Link to Library of Congress

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"Incredible! It's a U-boat! by John R. Fischetti, June 1953

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"Incredible! It's a U-boat! by John R. Fischetti, June 1953

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The image shows a Soviet tank and a submarine labeled "German Underground" that portray the message that the East German Uprising was the product of an organized, underground co-op, similar to their strong military power from U-boats in WWI and WWII.
Link of Library of Congress

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"Pictured here is Gregory Zinoviev, who was one of the first old Bolsheviks to be executed by Stalin."
Link to Brown Library Repository

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East Germany needs to be considered a border between Eastern and Western ideas

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East Germany needs to be considered a border between Eastern and Western ideas

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Eastern Germans were raised by the Soviet Union to think that they need to protect themselves and did so with little pushback to the USSR (Applebaum).

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Soviet's took the lead in determining the future of East Germany

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Soviet's took the lead in determining the future of East Germany

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The USSR blamed the lack of success of East Germany on it's leaders and opted to change the political line in order to follow Soviet ideology and received minimal resistance from Germans (Wilson's Center)

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Grabas -- Industry in East Germany was following Soviet Union, moving away from efficiency and following the communist system. 

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Grabas -- Industry in East Germany was following Soviet Union, moving away from efficiency and following the communist system. 

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This meant resources were going towards industrial projects East Germany had never thought about before and taking those resources away from metal and food industries.
- Margrit Grabas
Link to JSTOR

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Discuss the reasons for the 1953 East German Uprising and its significance to the Cold War.

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Discuss the reasons for the 1953 East German Uprising and its significance to the Cold War.