Berlinn blockade Flashcards
1
Q
when was it
A
1948-1949
2
Q
why set it up
A
stop any plans usa british france might have for reunification of germany
3
Q
how did usa respond
A
by flying in supplies - berlin arilift
8000 tonnes everyday
berlin airlift lasted 10 and half months
4
Q
what did stalin do in may
A
in may 1949, he gave up, embarrasment for ussr, propaganda victory for usa
5
Q
what was a consequence of the berlin blockade
A
NATO 1949 - main purporse to prevent soviet expansion
6
Q
what did stalin realise due to this
A
usa will always win unless stalin had the atmoic bomb
so he sped up atomic testing and by 1949 the su exploded its first bomb and started the arms race
