berlin crisis

Question 1

what was a cause of the crisis

Answer 1

because at the conferences germany was split into 2

Question 2

what was a long term cause to do with communist control

Answer 2

communist groups took control of east berlin

Question 3

lt c:what did western powers stop the communist groups from doing

Answer 3

taking control of the berlin city council

Question 4

lt c:what did stalin refuse to do and why

Answer 4

trade with the other regions because the west wanted a speedy recovery

Question 5

lt c:what was stalin worried about

Answer 5

that ppl in berlin wanted to leave to be capitalist

Question 6

st c: what was the region that the western powers merged together called

Answer 6

trizonia

Question 7

st c:what did trizonia introduce to annoy stalin

Answer 7

a new currency

Question 8

what was the new currency called in trizonia

Answer 8

deutschmark

Question 9

how did stalin respnd

Answer 9

by creating his own currency

Question 10

what was the eastern currency called

Answer 10

ostmark

Question 11

what did trizonia become known as

Answer 11

west germany

Question 12

why was stalin upset about west germany

Answer 12

he felt it went against the agreements made at potsdam

Question 13

what did stalin suspect about the usa

Answer 13

that the usa wanted to divide rich west germany from poor east germany

Question 14

when was west germany officially formed

Answer 14

sept 1949

Question 15

how many zones did the sv have in its zone

Answer 15

1.5M

Question 16

how many troops did the west have in their zones

Answer 16

very few due to sending them home

Question 17

who grew the food wg ate

Answer 17

eg

Question 18

what did the sv carry out in june 1948

Answer 18

the sv closed all road, rail and canal links into west berlin

Question 19

why did sv close roads and rail links

Answer 19

to force western troops to leave their zone in the city

Question 20

what else did the sv block

Answer 20

all supplies

Question 21

why were all supplies blocked into berlin

Answer 21

to show it had the power to stop a divided germany working

Question 22

how did the blockade look at first for the west

Answer 22

the western powers would have to pull out of berlin - undermining their image

Question 23

how did western powers respond to the blockade

Answer 23

by an airlift

Question 24

how long did the airlift last

Answer 24

between 26 june 1948 and 30 september 1949

Question 25

how did the airlift make the usa appear

Answer 25

peaceful and generous

Question 26

how did the blockade make the sv appear

Answer 26

aggressive and threatening

Question 27

why did stalin starve western germany

Answer 27

so that they accept communism

Question 28

why didnt stalin shoot down the planes

Answer 28

the west had nuclear power

Question 29

how much time did a plane land in wb

Answer 29

evey 90 seconds

Question 30

how many supplies were carried on the planes

Answer 30

4600 tonnes

Question 31

conse:what did the usa win

Answer 31

propaganda

Question 32

what was confirmed

Answer 32

the division of germany and berlin

Question 33

consq: what pact did the usa create

Answer 33

1949

Question 34

consq: what rivalry was increased

Answer 34

east-west

Question 35

consq: what did stalin face

Answer 35

defeat and humiliation

Question 36

when was the WP created

Answer 36

1955

Question 37

what did the blockade mark the beginning of

Answer 37

the cold war

Question 38

consq: how was wb’s economy impacted

Answer 38

severly impacted
cut off from vital supplies