POST WAR WORLD 1946 1959
BERLIN AIRLIFT
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If the Soviets fired on the airplanes of the U.S., France & Great Britain, they would have started a war
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The U.S., France, and Great Britain officially declared war against the Soviets
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West Berlin fell into the hands of the Soviet Union
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The Soviets invaded into West Berlin 6 months after the Berlin Airlift began
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Detailed explanation-1: -The Berlin blockade and airlift was a major incident in the Cold War because it was the first case of direct conflict between the US and the USSR. Indeed, both the blockade and the airlift had the potential to spark war. Consequently, it greatly increased tensions between the two superpowers.
Detailed explanation-2: -The Berlin Airlift was a tremendous Cold War victory for the United States. Without firing a shot, the Americans foiled the Soviet plan to hold West Berlin hostage, while simultaneously demonstrating to the world the “Yankee ingenuity” for which their nation was famous.
Detailed explanation-3: -The United States quickly condemned the wall, which divided families and limited freedom of movement. Shortly after the wall was erected, a standoff between U.S. and Soviet troops on either side of the diplomatic checkpoint led to one of the tensest moments of the Cold War in Europe.
Detailed explanation-4: -It provoked genuine fears of war in the West. And instead of preventing the establishment of an independent West Germany, it accelerated the Allies plans to set up the state. It also hastened the creation of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization, an American-Western European military alliance.