What was the Berlin blockade ? | The soviet union stopped any Western allie railways and roads and canals accessing the east. seperating the east from the west |
When was teh cold war properly starting? | 1947 |
How had the Marshall aid help Germany? | Allowed all 4 parts of Germany to be supported, even introduced a new currency but the soviets didn't allow it to enter the eastern zone |
What did Stalin do to the west of berlin and why? | cut off all water and road and rail and gas in hopes that it would force the western powers out so he could have west berlin as well. |
What was the Berlin airlift? | This is when western powers refused to give up and carried over the berlin blocke food and supplies so everyone could survive |
What did the Berlin airlift do with children that were sick? | Flew them out of Berlin so that they could recieve medical help in the west |
What was the frequency of plane landings in 1949 | plane landed every 90 seconds |
What did Stalin do about the Berlin airflift? | he couldn't shoot them down becuase it would be an attempt of war, so he lifted the blockade in may 12 1949 |
What did teh Berlin blockade show about alliance? | That the alliance between the east and west were now broken and that the iron curtain was definetly in place now. |
When was the Berlin blockade? | 24th June 1948 |