history cold war (lesson 5 - berlin)
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how much zones was berlin divided into after ww2
4 zones
who controlled west berlin
usa, britain & france
what did stalin fear
spread of capitalism & west using berlin to weaken communism
when did usa and britain merge zones and what was it called
1947 - bizonia
when did france join to merge bizonia and what was it called after
1948 - trizonia
what currency did the allies create and when
1948 - deutsche mark
how did stalin feel after the new currency introduced
excluded and threatened
when was the berlin blockade
jun 1948 - may 1949
what was the berlin blockade
stalin blocked all land routes into west berlin
what was the allies response to the blockade
operation vittles / berlin airlift
how much tonnes was flown in per day
1000 tonnes
how were the supplies delivered
through air corridors
what items were flown in
fuel, food and supplies
name a short term impact of the blockade
west berlin stayed capitalist & usa looked strong
name a long term impact of the blockade
division of germany (frg - west, gdr - east)
what event sparked the creation of nato
berlin crisis
what was nato formed
1949
what was nato and how much countries were in it
a military alliance - 12 countries
why was nato created
fear after berlin crisis and soviet aggression
what was the soviet response to nato
the warsaw pact
when was the warsaw pact formed
1955
how much countries were in warsaw pact
8 eastern bloc countries
where were the air corridors
between trizonia and soviet zone in berlin
what directions where the air corridors located
north, south, and centre of soviet berlin
what happened in jan 1949
peak of airlift - 170,000 tonnes delivered
what was the frg
west germany
what did fgr mean
federal republic of germany
when was frg set up
3 days after the end of blockade
who was the first chancellor of fgr
konrad adenaur
what was gdr
east germany
what did gdr stand for
german democratic republic
was east or west germany wealthier and bigger
west germany
how did the blockade failure make ussr look
weak and unwise