Berlin Airlift
Why did the Berlin Airlift begin?
begin? It happened because the US used containment to stop the spread of communism so the Soviets built a wall separating west(allied) and east Berlin. So the US sent airplanes to West Berlin to send raw supplies.
What is the Berlin wall?
A wall built by the Soviet Union to separate West and East Berlin.
When was the Berlin wall built?
August 1961
How many sectors was Berlin broken up to?
Berlin was Broken into 4 sectors.
What happen to Germany's capital, Berlin, after World War II?
Berlin was divided in two parts- East and West Berlin. The Soviet-controlled East Berlin became communist and the Allies-controlled (US, France, and Britain) West Berlin became democratic.
When did the Berlin wall fall?
December 1989
What is the Berlin Blockade?
It's seen as the cause of the final break-up of the Grand Alliance. The Berlin Blockade was an attempt in 1948 by the Soviet Union to limit the ability of France, Great Britain and the United States to travel to their sectors of Berlin, which lay within Russian-occupied East Germany. Eventually, the western powers instituted an airlift that lasted nearly a year and delivered much-needed supplies and relief to West Berlin. Coming just three years after the end of World War II, the blockade was the first major clash of the Cold War and foreshadowed future conflict over the city of Berlin.
When did the Berlin Airlift begin?
June 24, 1948
How did the Allies- US, France, and Britain- respond to the Berlin Blockade?
The Allies- US, France, and Britain- responded with the Berlin Airlift, where they delivered supplies and food to the people of West Berlin via the air.
Why was the wall built?
To prevent the migration of East Berliners into West Berlin.
