SP berlin blockade Flashcards
What had been decided during the Wartime Conference Yalta?
Germany and Berlin would be split into 4 zones
What did the USA want to do with Berlin?
Rebuild its economy
What did USSR want to do with Berlin?
Keep it weak and use the cities recoursed for the USSR.
When was Trizonia formed?
March 1948
What did Trizonia create?
A clear divide between the East (communists) and west (capitalists)
when did trizonia introduce a new currency and what was it called?
june 1948 and the duetsmark
What was Stalins reaction to the new currency and trizonia?
He became very angry and decided he’d have to force them out as they had too much influence.
What happened in June 1948?
New currency and land routes to West Berlin were cut off.
Name a road that was cut off
hanover-magdeburg auto bahn
What did the west know about forcing supplies through/
The West knew that to force supplies through the blockade probably would have meant a proper war.
How did the West react to the blockade?
Operation Vittles was launched to fly in supplies to West Berlin.
By January 1949 how many tonnes of supplies had been sent into west berlin via air craft?
By January 1949, no fewer than 170,000 tonnes of supplies had been sent into West Berlin via aircraft.
when did the blockade end?
may 1949
why did the blockade end?
Stalin looked like the bad guy after the West peacefully reacted to him trying to starve them out.
What did the blockade and USAs reaction make clear?
The division of Germany was long term
