Berlin Blockade & Airlift Flashcards
(6 cards)
1
Q
What was the Berlin Blockade a direct response to?
A
Introduction of the Deutsche Mark
2
Q
When was the Berlin Blockade implemented?
A
24th June 1948 (day after Deutsche Mark introduction)
3
Q
When did the Berlin Blockade end?
A
May 1949
4
Q
How did the Berlin Blockade fail for the USSR?
A
Failed to prevent the creation of a separate West German state
-Containment proved to be a success and by 1949 Europe divided into two blocs
5
Q
What was the US response to the blockade in Berlin?
A
Berlin Airlift
6
Q
What was the Berlin Airlift?
A
The West delivering supplies for over 2 million Berliners
-2m tons of supplies airlifted into the city
