The Berlin Blockade - 1948 1949

After world war II

what happened to Germany?

What happened to four zones that was formed by a split in Germany after world war II

each Ally controlled a piece

which pieces of Germany was controlled by the Allies?

Us

which pieces of Germany was controlled by the Soviets?

East Germany and East Berlin

In 1948 what did Britain and France do?

They merged their zones into a single unit called West Germany

What was the name of the new currency that Britain and France made for West

Germany?

What did Stalin think about Brittany and French trying to help Germany

He saw as a threat because a strong capitalist Germany right next to a Soviet territory is going to be very bad for him

Why doesn't Stalin want a capitalist Jeremy next to his communist Germany?

people naturally going to want a capitalist system instead of a communist system

What did Stalin do to stop the Allies from helping West Germany?

He blocked all roads

What did we call the blockade that stopped the Allies from getting into West Berlin

The Berlin blockade

What was the Berlin blockade

-USSR blocked off any land route in and out of Berlin
-this stopped food and essentials reaching Trizonia

How did the Allies counter the Berlin blockade

They came up with the Berlin airlift.

What was the Berlin airlift

a military operation to bring supplies to troops and civilians in Soviet-controlled Berlin

What was going on in during the Berlin? airlift

plains landed every 30 seconds and they flew in food

What did the Berlin blockade show Stalin

It shows him the test of their willpower. the US will knock back down to Soviet threats

How did the make the Soviets look

It made them look cruel and made the US look heroic

What is Berlin?

Capital of Germany