berlin blockaid and airlift Flashcards
what were some of the causes of the berlin blockaid
divisions over germanys future
ecnomic diffrences
new curency
west merged politicaly and ecnomicaly
when did the blockaid start
june 24th 1948
what was the blockaid
the ussr blocked all roads and rail links between west berlin and the west zones
what did ernist bevin think about it
believed it was the start of a communist takeover and he played a key roll in the responce
what was the responce to the blockaid
an airlift given supplys to over 2 mill berlinians
how expensive was the airlift
cost the us $350 mill
cost the uk £17 mill
how ofte did a aircraft give supplyes
every 45 seconds
when was the blockaid lifted
may 1949
what was the view of the blockaid
1st major flash point directly between east and west
us moral and tactical victory
what did the ussr set up in october 1949
the greman democtatic republic
a one party system with a loyal to ussr leader
what were the consiquences of the blockaid
the iron curtain had dicended and there were few hopes for cooperation
