When President Kennedy refused to accede to Soviet demands in the 1961 Berlin crisis, the Soviet Union
A) denied the Western powers access to their zones in the city of Berlin.
B) began installing tactical nuclear weapons in East Germany.
C) built the Berlin Wall.
D) cut off all trade with the United States, Great Britain, and France.

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The Soviet Union built the Berlin Wall in response to the tensions between the East and the West over the status of Berlin. The Wall was erected in August 1961 to prevent East Berliners from fleeing to West Berlin. The building of the Wall was a clear indication of the Cold War tensions and the division of Germany.

When President Kennedy Refused to Accede to Soviet Demands in the 1961