The Cold war: Berlin 1948/49 Flashcards
What was The Belin Blockade (1948)
Stalin blockaded transport, communication, links and supply lines into West Berlin (owned by USA, France and GB)
This prevented necessities and essen supplies from being given to citizens of W.Berlin
Why did the The Berlin Blockade happen
- formation of ‘Trizonia’ excluded USSR and made them look weaker as ‘Trizonia’ had stronger econ and faster development
- division in East Germany as W.berlin was in the East but it was stronger and richer so it made E.Berlin and E.Germany look weak
What yr did the blockade happen
1948
What did the West respond w to the Blockade (1948)
The Berlin Airlift
What was the Berlin Airlift
The West flew 170000 tonnes of supplies into w.berlin for the ppl:
- this was to keep w.berliners inside their area to reduce communism expansion (containment)
- to prevent starvation and poverty now happening in w.berlin
What was the consequences of the First Berlin crisis (1948-49)
- USSR’s reputation was weakened
- formation of NATO (1949)
- formation of Warsaw Pact (1955)
- permanent division of Germany
explain how the USSR’s image was weakened by the first berlin crisis
showed communism to be aggressive as it caused the ppl of w.berlin to famine and lack reasources
explain how USA’s image was strengthened by first Berlin crisis
showed dedication to the ‘Containment’ policy
showed strength as they didnt back down
what was NATO (North Atlantic Treaty Organisation)
1949
military alliance in the West promising to help and protect each other under threat
What was the Warsaw Pact
1955
Stalin’s communist militar alliance in response to NATO
- gave USSR control over E.European militaries of countries (poland)
Explain the permanent division of Germany in 1949
Germany was divided into
- ‘The Federal Republic of Germany’ for the West
- ‘German Democratic Republic’ for East
