Berlin Blockade/Airlift

What was the Berlin Airlift?

• Supplying food and goods to Berlin
• Taking people from East Berlin to West Berlin
• Dropping of bombs on Berlin

The Berlin Airlift was:

• America's plan to get rid of the Berlin Wall
• Necessary for supply of food and fuel to people of West Berlin
• Rescuing Berliners
• A plan for freeing East Berlin from communism

The purpose of "containment" was to--

• stop the spread of democracy
• stop the spread of hate
• stop global warming
• stop the spread of communism

What was a major reason for Cold War?

• Ideological differences between USA and USSR
• The weather was too low
• Insufficient money for war reparations
• Inability of the UN to maintain peace

What caused the Berlin Blockade?

• Introduction of the Deutschmark

• Marshall Aid

• Threat of a prosperous West Germany

• Testing to make sure USSR tanks could not be rammed

Why did the Allies want to improve the German economy?

• They had learnt that keeping them weak caused more trouble

• It allowed Germany to prosper without becoming a military power

• They wanted it to become the 49th United State

• The French wanted a new market for cheese

In what year were the UK/US zones combined and the Deutschmark introduced?

• 1945

• 1946

• 1947

• 1948

What did Stalin expect to happen by blockading Berlin?

• Allies attack the blockade in an act of war

• Allies would abandon Berlin to the Soviets

• Allies would use planes to bring in food and fuel

• Nothing but he was running out of ideas

What did Stalin block from the West?

• Road

• Rail

• Power

• Water

When did the Blockade start and end?

• 24 June 1948 - 12 May 1949

• 24 June 1947 - 12 May 1949

• 24 June 1947 - 12 May 1948

• 24 June 1948 - 12 May 1950