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USSR troops' military presence in East Berlin and Eastern Germany during and following the uprising emphasized the aggression and desire for the spread of communist influence of the USSR. 

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USSR troops' military presence in East Berlin and Eastern Germany during and following the uprising emphasized the aggression and desire for the spread of communist influence of the USSR. 

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The videos in the Silent footage collection (British Pathe) show the aggression of the Soviet military presence in E. Berlin following the uprising which was a point of tension between the two countries during Cold War.

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Soviet police blocked all roads into their sector out of for fear of West Berliners joining the East riots

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Change from Stalin to "Collective Leadership"- 

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Change from Stalin to "Collective Leadership"- 

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"The Stalinist state
had paid little attention to the welfare of its citizens, and the state budgets
composed during the last years of Stalin were in fact a continuation of a
war economy. The oligarchs, who had surrounded Stalin during the last years of his life, and from whom the top leadership would have to emerge,
desired the establishment of a normality the like of which had not existed
since the 1920s."

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East Germans quickly developed a growing hatred for the system and leaders that Russia had imposed upon them

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East Germans quickly developed a growing hatred for the system and leaders that Russia had imposed upon them

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" East Germany people furiously destroy the symbols of power "
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J4qBGkCj0_c

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The Soviet Government in itself was struggling to find their leadership, causing the miscommunications that existed within Germany

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The Soviet Government in itself was struggling to find their leadership, causing the miscommunications that existed within Germany

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"It has been recognized that developments within the Soviet Zone of Germany may shed some light upon the power struggle going on within the Kremlin, including any significant shift in Soviet policy
growing out of this struggle for succession to Stalin's position of leadership and the consolidation of power in the hands of one particular group of men."
https://digitalarchive.wilsoncenter.org/document/111340

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Provocation as a way to conceal their own failure to predict the riots

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Provocation as a way to conceal their own failure to predict the riots

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"[...] Germans were not supposed to oppose any authority at all. Stalin himself had once laughed at the thought of political protests in East Germany: 'Revolt? Why they won't even cross the street unless the light is green.' But Stalin was dead" (Applebaum 444).
"[...] he found it convenient to justify his arrest by blaming Beria for the June 17 riots" (Applebaum 444)

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East Germans felt that their basic human rights (such as food) were not being met by the GDR, especially in comparison to programs offered by the US.

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East Germans felt that their basic human rights (such as food) were not being met by the GDR, especially in comparison to programs offered by the US.

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"Keeping the Pot Simmering": The United States and the East German Uprising of 1953 (JStor Historian)

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"security was not to be found, not in mutual trust and mutual aid but in force: huge armies, subversion, rule of neighbor nations."

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

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

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West Berlin Police holding back Crowds coming from East Berlin for food and clothing

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West Berlin Police holding back Crowds coming from East Berlin for food and clothing