History- Berlin Crisis Flashcards
(8 cards)
1
Q
Ostmark
A
This is the currency used by the West Germans in the East Zone- As a result of Trizonia.
2
Q
B-29 bombers
A
These were Soviets shooting down the Berlin Blockade
3
Q
Operation Vittles
A
The name given to the Berlin airlift basically, people needed food
4
Q
How long did the Berlin Blockade last?
A
318 days
5
Q
Why did Stalin block off Berlin
A
He felt with the Trizonia area, a united Western Germany would be a military threat to Eastern Europe and Russia
6
Q
Why was Truman so keen to help?
A
1948 was an election year, Truman felt that he must take a stand to show his commitment to fighting Communism
7
Q
‘It was a war of Attrition’
A
The USSR taking risk hoping that the US will back down,, seeing who would back down first.
8
Q
What months did it occur from?
A
June 1948- May 1949
