berlin blockade and airlift!! Flashcards
what was the ACC??
allied control council
when has the division of berlin been decided?
yalta and potsdam
how long had the division of berlin been in place??
since the end of world war 2
what did the western allies want to happen to germany?
they were keen for germany to be rebuilt and unified, but stalin opposed as he saw germany as a potential threat
what happend in march 1948?
western allies agreed to unify their sectors of germany and berlin and to introduce a new currency, stalin did the same in the east
what was the ussrs ultimate aim?
for the withdrawal of all western officials from berlin, in april they began to make life difficult
when did the ‘mini blockade’ begin?
april 1948
what did the ‘mini blockade include’?
blocking military supply routes, traffic restrictions and closing bridges for ‘maintenance’
what happend on 5 april?
tension increases after a british and soviet plane collided which causes violence to break out
what happend on 24 june 1948?
stalin launched a full blockade, transport links were blocked into west berlin- no food, fuels or medical supplies could reach people in the non-soviet part if the city. electricity supplied from soviet sector was cut
how many people inhabited west berlin?
2.5 million
what was the west first response to the blockade?
was to count-blockade, stopping trains travelling out of west berlin, this has limited impact
what happend on 26 june 1948?
british and american planes began delivering supplies to west berlin, at its peak a plan was arriving every 3 minutes and around 4000 tonnes of supplies were delivered every day.
what happend on april 15 1949?
nearly 12,000 tonnes of coal were delivered in what became known as the ‘easter parade’
did war seem possible during the blockade
yes
