PROTESTS ACTIVISM AND CIVIL DISOBEDIENCE 1954 1973
THE CIVIL RIGHTS MOVEMENT DURING THE 1950S
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when US pilots dropped food supplies to people in West Berlin.
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when Soviet plans dropped food supplies to people in West Berlin.
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when US pilots landed their planes in Berlin to fight the Germans.
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when German people were removed from Germany by airplane
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Detailed explanation-1: -On June 26, 1948, U.S. and British pilots begin delivering food and supplies by airplane to Berlin after the city is isolated by a Soviet Union blockade. When World War II ended in 1945, defeated Germany was divided into Soviet, American, British and French zones of occupation.
Detailed explanation-2: -The crisis started on June 24, 1948, when Soviet forces blockaded rail, road, and water access to Allied-controlled areas of Berlin. The United States and United Kingdom responded by airlifting food and fuel to Berlin from Allied airbases in western Germany.
Detailed explanation-3: -Aircraft were flown into Berlin along the northern and southern corridors. All planes leaving the city used the central corridor. Seven U.S. Air Force Douglas C-47 airplanes unloading cargo at Tempelhof Airport, Berlin, Germany during Operation Vittles (Berlin Airlift), 1948-1949.
Detailed explanation-4: -The United States and Great Britain responded by organizing an airlift, codenamed “Operation Vittles, ” that supplied the people of West Berlin from the air with food, fuel, and clothing on a ‘round-the-clock basis. It was one of the first battles of will between the Americans and Soviets at the dawn of the Cold War.