Berlin crisis blockade and airlift

Question 1

When was the Berlin crisis blockade and airlift

Answer 1

1948 to 49

Question 2

What was the Berlin blockade and airlift crisis

Answer 2

The first major event of the Cold War that involve both USA and USSR
an attempt by Stalin to remove capitalism from the east completely

Question 3

Causes of the Berlin crisis

Answer 3

• USA wanted a united capitalist Germany they could trade with
  Soviet union wanted Germany to be we can divide it so it will never attack the Soviet union again
  -In 1948 the alliance created a single currency the Deutschmark
  This made Stalin mad because it was different to what the west with using
  -Stalin was not informed that British and US zones would be joined together he felt US was trying to further divide the rich areas from the poor and felt it broke the Potsdam agreement
  -Stalin thought that the Truman doctrine in the US policy of containment could be tested by attack on Berlin
  if he blocked the allies links to Berlin than US tanks would force their way through and this would be an act of war
  -March 1940 8 USSR walked out of the Allied control committee
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Question 4

How did Stalin feel

Answer 4

Threatened by Germany’s growing strength
angry the west hadn’t consulted him
wanted West Berlin to be moved from East Germany

Question 5

Events of the blockade

Answer 5

Stalin cuts of road, rail and canal links to West Berlin - Berlin blockade
City only had 6 weeks supplies worth of food and fuel and aimed to starve the 2 million inhabitants
Wanted west to give in and go to war

Question 6

What did the west respond to the Berlin blockade with

Answer 6

Air lift
Supplied food, fuel and supplies into Berlin for 10 months
Stalin dared not shoot any planes down or it would be an act of war

Question 7

Outcomes of the airlift and blockade

Answer 7

Propaganda victory- for the west truman had show he would not allow containment to fail
Stalin was humiliated USSR had failed to extend its influence
Germany was divided into two separate states - Federal Republic of Germany And the eastern zone became the German Democratic Republic
NATO was formed and later on the war saw pact
deep hostility between east and west

Question 8

What was the Warsaw Pact

Answer 8

Mutual defence of Soviet bloc against nato

Question 9

What was delivered during the Berlin airlift

Answer 9

Dried potatoes powdered eggs cans of meat

Question 10

How long did the blockade last for

Answer 10

318 days

Question 11

Who came up with the blockade

Answer 11

GB general Robertson
US general clay

Question 12

When and why did Stalin lift the blockade

Answer 12

May 1949
He realised there was no point