USA HISTORY

Detailed explanation-1: -On May 12, 1949, the Soviets abandoned the blockade, and the first British and American convoys drove though 110 miles of Soviet Germany to reach West Berlin. On May 23, the Federal Republic of Germany (West Germany) was formally established.

Detailed explanation-2: -On 12 May 1949, the USSR lifted the blockade of West Berlin, due to economic issues in East Berlin, although for a time the Americans and British continued to supply the city by air as they were worried that the Soviets would resume the blockade and were only trying to disrupt western supply lines.

Detailed explanation-3: -Stalin called off the blockade in May 1949 having failed in his objectives. Another conference of foreign ministers failed to produce an agreement.

Detailed explanation-4: -The crisis ended on May 12, 1949, when Soviet forces lifted the blockade on land access to western Berlin.