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Which event most directly led to construction of the Berlin Wall?
the Bay of Pigs invasion in 1961
the 1948 airlift of supplies into Berlin
the outcome of the 1961 Vienna Summit
the blockade of Berlin by the Soviets

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Answered by GPT-5 mini AI
The outcome of the 1961 Vienna Summit.

At Vienna (June 1961) Khrushchev pressed Kennedy over Berlin and issued an ultimatum; the perceived US weakness and the ongoing East‑to‑West emigration prompted the Soviets/East German leadership to close the border and build the Wall in August 1961.