what were the causes for the berlin blockade and how was it formed

Question 1

causes for the berlin blockade (4)

Answer 1

• ideological differences
• division of germany
• western reforms in germany
• soviet distrust of western intentions

Question 2

why did ideological differences cause berlin blockade

Answer 2

USA and USSR had contrasting ideologies and so disagreed on how to govern post-war Germany

Question 3

how did the division of germany vause the berlin blockade

Answer 3

after WW2, Germany and Berlin were divided into 4 zones and each controlled by a different country.

Berlin was in the east ( soviet) zone but also divided into 4 so it lead tensions on who should control the city

Question 4

how did western reofrms in germany cause the berlin blockade

Answer 4

western allies introduced economic reforms, including a new currency also in western germany and west berlin.

USSR became mad as they saw it as a move to strengthen the western sectors and weaken soviet control

Question 5

how did soviet distrust of western intentions cause berlin blockade

Answer 5

soviets feared the unification of western zones of germany and berlin as a threat to their influence, believed west was trying to rebuild a capitalist germany to oppose soviet block

Question 6

main consequences of the berlin blockade (8)

Answer 6

• berlin airlift
• increased tensions ( cold war)
• creation of 2 german states ( east and west germany)
• nato formation
• warsaw pact
• arms race

building of berlin wall

-improved relations between germans and western allies

Question 7

what were the 4 ways that western powers could get to berlin

Answer 7

aircraft
canals
train
tank and trucks ( highway)

Question 8

when stalin blocked surface routes in 1948 from berlin to try and force USA to withdraw how did they stay ?

Answer 8

through aircraft( or by driving through the blocked routes but they were scraed it would cause ww3)

Question 9

Stalin left air passages open but …

Answer 9

sent soviet planes to try and block east planes trying to go through the west part of germany

Question 10

why was berlin important after ww2 (4)

Answer 10

it had been the heart of nazi power, so was importnat to germany and was symbolic

• good for making military bases ( geographical location)
• as they’re in the cnetre of europe they would most liekly influence other countries depending on whos side it was on

power, whoever arrived first would be more prestigious

Question 11

when was the berlin blockade

Answer 11

june 1948