The Berlin Blockade 1948

Question 1

What happened to Germany in 1948?

Answer 1

USA, France and UK merged their zones together to make west Germany

Question 2

Why was Berlin divided into 4 zones?

Answer 2

It was fair they each had a section of the capital, despite the fact that it was in the middle of the Russian zone of Germany

Question 3

What year did the Berlin blockade begin?

Answer 3

1948

Question 4

Why was west Germany doing much better than soviet Germany?

Answer 4

They had brought in a new currency

Question 5

Name 6 reasons that the USSR blockaded Berlin.

Answer 5

1. Stalin was worried that West Berlin was becoming a mini America
2. West Germany were doing much better than soviet Germany
3. USA flying in supplies to West Berlin showed the advantages of being capitalist
4. Stalin worried people would prefer to be capitalist so would abandon communism
5. Fear that USA wanted another war
6. Stalin hoped the allies would let him have West Berlin

Question 6

Why did Stalin not like the fact that west Germany would fly in supplies to West Berlin?

Answer 6

It showed the advantages of being capitalist and Stalin feared that if the people in eastern Germany saw the planes in the sky, they would prefer the look of capitalism than communism and he would lose power

Question 7

What was agreed would happen to Germany after the war?

Answer 7

It would be split into 4 zones, one for each of UK, France, USA and Russia