Berlin blockade and airlift Flashcards
1
Q
what was the berlin blockade
A
A procedure carried by stalin which blocked off the entirety of berlin
2
Q
why did stalin decide this would be a good idea
A
he wanted to show that a divided germany could not work
3
Q
what made stalin do the blockade
A
france Us and britain joined their zones to create trizonia and their own currency the deutschmark
4
Q
What was the airlift
A
because berlin had no form of getting supplies, west germany had to airlift food and resources into berlin to keep them alive
5
Q
was the airlift effective
A
yes, it resulted in stalin giving up and west germany looking like heroes while the USSR looked like villains
