USA HISTORY

Detailed explanation-1: -The Berlin Blockade (24 June 1948 – 12 May 1949) was one of the first major international crises of the Cold War. During the multinational occupation of post–World War II Germany, the Soviet Union blocked the Western Allies’ railway, road, and canal access to the sectors of Berlin under Western control.

Detailed explanation-2: -The Berlin Crisis of 1948–1949 solidified the division of Europe. Shortly before the end of the blockade, the Western Allies created the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO). Two weeks after the end of the blockade, the state of West Germany was established, soon followed by the creation of East Germany.

Detailed explanation-3: -The Western Allies responded with a massive airlift to come to West Berlin’s aid. One of the first major international crises of the Cold War period, the Berlin Blockade exposed the deep ideological differences separating East and West.

Detailed explanation-4: -The blockade heightened the tensions of the Cold War. It greatly increased concerns about the vulnerability of Western Europe to an attack by Stalin’s forces. In the Brussels Treaty of March 1948, Britain, France, the Netherlands, Belgium and Luxembourg agreed mutual assistance in the event of an attack.

Detailed explanation-5: -The Berlin Airlift could be called the first battle of the Cold War. It was when western countries delivered much needed food and supplies to the city of Berlin through the air because all other routes were blocked by the Soviet Union.