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Why was Berlin significant?
Symbolic capital of Germany and Nazism, a key location after World War II due to its geographical importance and the desire of the USA and USSR to establish military bases there.
Problems with Berlin
Deep inside the Soviet sector but divided among the Allied powers (USSR, USA, Britain, France).
Joint Allied Control Commission
An organization that jointly controlled Germany after World War II.
Joint Allied Kommandatura
An organization that jointly controlled Berlin after World War II.
Berlin Blockade
Stalin's effort to force the Western Allies out of West Berlin by blocking all routes in and out of the city in June 1948.
The Berlin Airlift
The Western Allies' response to the Berlin Blockade, involving flying supplies into West Berlin.
How were the Berliners kept alive during the blockade?
Food and other supplies flown into Berlin for eleven months by British, French, and U.S. planes.
What did inhabitants of West Berlin live on in 1948?
Dried potatoes, powdered eggs, and cans of meat, with limited electricity.
What was the cost of the airlift?
Over 100 million dollars and the lives of 79 service members.
When did Stalin call off the blockade?
May 1949
What was the result of the Berlin Wall?
It highlighted the divisions between East and West, making the divisions more permanent.
Results of the Airlift
The Cold War worsened, war almost broke out, and Germany was split into West and East Germany.
What was West Germany renamed in May 1949?
The Federal Republic of Germany (FRG)
What was East Germany renamed in October 1949?
The German Democratic Republic (GDR)
Why was Berlin a massive problem for East Germany?
It was an escape route to the West.
What caused the collapse of the Paris Summit of 1960?
The U-2 spy plane incident.
Containing the East Berliners
East German guards patrolled the wall and shot anyone trying to escape over it.
When did the construction of the Berlin Wall begin?
August 1961