Berlin Blockade Flashcards

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when was the blockade of berlin

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june 24 1948 - may 12 1949

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what was the berlin blockade

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attempt by ussr government to cut off west berlin from the west’s ideologies in a attempt to acquire the entire city. airlift was used to get more supplies into the city

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causes of the berlin blockade

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  • stalin did not feel he was getting fair reparations after the war
  • he wants to force the west to give up berlin
  • formation of bizonia and trizonia
  • new currency induced in the west (deutschmark) which stalin believed to be a threat
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consequences of the berlin blockade

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  • nato established
  • worldwide awareness of the cold war
  • hopes for a united germany ended
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