COLD WAR ; the berlin crisis 1948 Flashcards

1
Q

At Potsdam, what did the Grand alliance decide would happen to Germany and Berlin?

A

It would be split into four

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2
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In 1945 how was Germany split ?

A
into 4, 
US zone 
British zone 
French zone 
Soviet zone
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3
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in 1945 how was Berlin split?

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into 4, 
US zone 
British zone 
French zone 
Soviet zone
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4
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In 1948 how was Germany and Berlin split?

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into 2,

Trizonia and Soviet

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5
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When was the Deutschmark created?

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June 1948

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6
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What were the soviets furious with the creation of the Deutschmark?

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  • the new currency created a separate economic unit

- it acknowledged that there were two Germanys : West and East

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7
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When was the Berlin blockade?

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June 1948

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8
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What was the Berlin blockade?

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when Stalin shut off all land routes across soviet controlled Germany

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9
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Why did Stalin carry out the Berlin Blockade?

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he wanted to show that a divided Germany wouldn’t work. it was a propaganda stunt

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10
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Why did the west not force supplies across the blockade?

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because it would be seen as an act of war. might lead to military confrontation

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11
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What was Operation Vittles?

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When the Western Powers organised food, coal and other supplies to be flown over the blockades.

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12
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How many tons of supplies did the Berlin airlift carry over?

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170,000+ tons

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13
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How did the Berlin Airlift make Stalin look?

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Aggressive, humiliated, weak

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14
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How did the Berlin Airlift make the West look?

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Strong, peaceful, like saviours

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15
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What was clear after the Berlin Blockade?

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that the division of germany would continue

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16
Q

What was west Germany formally known as?

A

The Federal Republic of Germany?

17
Q

When was the Berlin Blockade lifted?

A

9th May 1949

18
Q

When did Britain France and the US decide to combine their zones to become one?

A

23rd May 1949

19
Q

What was East Germany formally known as?

A

German Democratic Republic?

20
Q

When was the Germany Democratic Republic created?

A

October 1949

21
Q

What does NATO stand for?

A

Northern Atlantic Treaty Organisation

22
Q

When was NATO formed?

A

April 1949

23
Q

Who were the members of NATO?

A

USA, Britain, France and 9 other Western Countries

24
Q

What did NATO result in?

A

an ongoing American military presence in Europe throughout the Cold war

25
Q

What did the NATO members agree?

A

That if any one of the members were attacked, all the members of NATO would come to its assistance

26
Q

What was NATO?

A

A formal military alliance

27
Q

When was West Germany allowed to join NATO?

A

May 1955

28
Q

When was the Warsaw Pact created?

A

Within the same week that West Germany joined NATO

29
Q

What was the Warsaw Pact?

A

a communist defensive military alliance

30
Q

Who were some of the members of the Warsaw Pact?

A
Soviet Union
Poland 
Czechoslovakia 
Hungary 
Romania 
Bulgaria 
Albania 
And east Germany