Division Of Germany & Consolidation Of Rival Blocs Flashcards
Name the long term causes of the Berlin Crisis (3)
1) USSR want united comm De without a Western influence
2) US want to stop communism spreading
3) US want strong Western Germany
Why did the US & USSR fall out at the London Conference of Foreign Ministers
US resigned to divided Germany (want wider European integration) but USSR don’t want Western bloc.
USSR accuse them of breaking Potsdam & US accuse them back of trying to create a puppet state
How do the US & UK appease France about the creation of West German state?
international Ruhr authority
US keep troops in Germany
What new currency did each side introduce.
what effect did this have
West; Deutschmark
East; Ostmark
2 separate counties start to be shaped
Why did USSR begin the blockade - reasoning?
they thought they could force Western influence out, stopping the creation of a West German state by putting pressure on West Berlin - block land routes
What was the Berlin Airlift
Planes carried goods to West Berlin via 3 air corridors
What did the US transfer to East Anglia?
B29 bombers - could carry atomic bombs (weren’t it was a bluff)
Why did the West succeed?
Mild winter,
Popularity of the West; Berliners prepared to make sacrifices
Counter East blockade
East want to avoid war
What were the short term consequences of the berlin blockade? 2
The West approve the FRG headed by pro US Adenauer
EAst forced to create counterbalance GDR in response headed by Ulbricht
= politically divided; ends dream of unified Soviet friendly Germany
What did FRG stand for
Federal Republic of Germany
What did GDR stand for
German Democratic Republic
How was Berlin divided?
Politically
Still free movement
What were the long term consequences of the berlin blockade? 2
Brussels pact
NATO
= military division
