the berlin wall Flashcards
(14 cards)
when was the berlin blockade?
1948
what was set up by the allies for germany?
the allied control commission to oversee the management of the zones and militray checkpoints were set up
what was clear by the beginning of the 1950s?
that the division of germany would be longer lasting
why would the division of germany be more longer lasting?
the allies had different aims. The western block wanted to rebuild Germany’s economy so they could become trading partners but the ussr wanted to us the raw materials in their zone to rebuild russia that had suffered economically and military duringf ww2.
from 1945-1947 what occured?
meetings to try to find common ground on the issue of germany
why were tensions already increasing despite the meeting?
what happened between the usa and stalin when the atomic bombs were dropped on hiroshima and nagasaki and the speeches givin by truman and churchill which escalated hostility
in 1947 britian and the usa combined their zones to create what? what did this lead top?
Bizonia which led to stalin being furious and storming out of the meeting
in 1948 what did France do?
combine their zone with Bizonia to create Trizonia
what did the leaders of Trizonia start doing?
began repairing the economy starting with a new currency called Deutschmark
why did Trizonia anger stalin?
it was a seperate economic unit from the east and created to Germanys
what did stalin believe?
the west are ganging up on him trying to force the ussr into poverty
what did stalin declare?
that he would stand firm
what did stalin want?
to unite germany under communist ideology
