The Berlin Blockade

A crossword covering the key areas surrounding the Berlin Blockade.

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What was introduced on the 23rd June 1948 in West Berlin that sparked the Berlin Blockade?
Deutschmark
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Who was the British foreign secretary at the time of Berlin Blockade?
Ernest Bevin
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On what day in 1948 did the blockade begin?
24 June
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What did the west think the Soviets wanted to spread across Germany through the Berlin Blockade?
Communism
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Who was the US general in Germany at the time of the blockade
Clay
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According the US general (5) the future of what required the west to stay in Berlin?
Democracy
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What was the total cost of the Berlin airlift?
$224
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How many fatalities were there in the western operation during the blockade?
101
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When did the Berlin blockade end?
May 1949
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When had East and West Germany come into being as sovereign states?
October 1949
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What policy was the Berlin airlift an example of?
Containment
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Who was the British foreign secretary at the time of Berlin Blockade?

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Ernest Bevin

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On what day in 1948 did the blockade begin?

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What did the west think the Soviets wanted to spread across Germany through the Berlin Blockade?

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Who was the US general in Germany at the time of the blockade

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