POST WAR WORLD 1946 1959
BERLIN AIRLIFT
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Question
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The Soviets invaded into West Berlin
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The Soviets invaded into West Germany
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The Soviets cut off road and rail access to West Berlin from West Germany
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The Soviets stopped giving supplies to East Berlin
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Detailed explanation-1: -The crisis ended on May 12, 1949, when Soviet forces lifted the blockade on land access to western Berlin. The crisis was a result of competing occupation policies and rising tensions between Western powers and the Soviet Union.
Detailed explanation-2: -In June 1948 the Soviet Union, whose territory fully surrounded the capital, cut off all ground traffic into and out of West Berlin in an attempt to force the Allies to abandon the city.
Detailed explanation-3: -The official purpose of this Berlin Wall was to keep so-called Western “fascists” from entering East Germany and undermining the socialist state, but it primarily served the objective of stemming mass defections from East to West.
Detailed explanation-4: -What caused the Berlin Blockade? Stalin wanted Germany to remain weak, as a strong Germany could represent a threat to the Soviet Union. The Western Allies disagreed and were encouraging Germany to rebuild in the Western sectors. This angered Stalin who decided to force the Allies out of Berlin.
Detailed explanation-5: -On June 22, 1948, negotiations between the Soviets, Americans, and British broke down. On June 24, Soviet forces blocked the roads and railroad lines into West Berlin.