Berlin Blockade/Airlift
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- Berlin Blockade/Airlift
- 1948-49
- After WW2, Germany had a shattered economy
- It was still split up into 4 zones
- Britain and the US wanted to repair because they didnt want to spend anymore money
- France was unsure with what it wanted to do
- Stalin did not want to rebuild Germany and was suspicious as to why Britain and the US did
- In 1948, Trizonia was formed, a merge between the 3 sides, with the help of Marshall aid.
- Stalin felt this was formed so that they could attack him and after the new currency was introduced, he reacted.
- In the East, there was poverty and hunger and people wanted to leave to go to the West
- EVENTS:
- Stalin tried to blockade Berlin by closing rail connection to West Germany
- The West reacted by airlifting products into West Berlin around April where just under 1500 planes landed in 24 hours
- They were provided with food, oil, clothing, ect.
- RESULTS:
- May 1949, Stalin lifted the blockade and this was a victory for the West
- Germany was still divided but Trizonia became the Federal Republic of Germany in August. Later on, the soviet one became the Democratic Republic.
- 1948-49
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