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To understand the Berlin Airlift you first have to understand the Potsdam Agreement. After "V-E Day" the three victorious powers of the US, the USSR and Great Britain met in Potsdam to establish a plan for the conversion of the Third Reich to a peacetime economy. It divided Germany into three sectors, one for the US, one for the Brits and the last for the Soviets. It also divided Berlin into three sectors along the same lines. (The Agreement was written so any two of the three powers could negotiate to move the border between their sectors, which came in handy when the French asked for a sector.) The US and UK sectors were administratively joined to become the "Federal Republic of Germany"; the Soviet sector was named the "German Democratic Republic."
The problem for Berlin is ya gotta drive three-quarters of the way across the GDR from the Inter-German Border to get there. It's 117 miles from Helmstedt/Marienborn on the inter-German border to the western Berlin city limits, then only 37 miles from the eastern Berlin city limits to the Polish border. The Soviets didn't like having an outpost of freedom so deep inside East Germany, so they decided to starve Berlin out in hopes of taking it all. They decided the only ways you could possibly supply Berlin were to use trucks on the roads, trains, and barges on the River Spree, and blockaded all three routes. They decided there was no way you could fly that much materiel into Berlin so they failed to defend the skies. We had OTHER ideas.
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Why was the Berlin airlift considered the symbol of the cold war?
The Berlin Airlift was considered a symbol of the Cold War because it showed the fight and isolationism between the Soviet Union and US.
The Berlin Airlift was a Cold War victory for?
The United States
The Berlin Airlift was the first major confrontation of the?
Cold War
How was the Berlin airlift an attempt by the us to win the cold war?
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A blockade airlift and wall were all a part of this city during the Cold War?
Berlin
What A blockade airlift and wall were all a part of this city during the Cold War.?
This is Berlin.
What was the name of the mission to parachute supplies into Bduring the cold war?
It was called "The Berlin Airlift."
What difference did it make in the Berlin airlift?
The Berlin Airlift was sent to deliver supplies to troops during the cold war. It also intimidated the communists and made them back down their blockade.
What are six battles in the cold war between the US and USSR from 1945-1990?
the Berlin airlift
What era was the Berlin airlift the Cuban missile crisis and the nuclear arms race?
The Cold War
Where did the Cold War take place in Berlin?
A large part of the Cold War staring contest took place in Berlin, which was then divided, although the city was located entirely within Communist East Germany. Suggest you search "Berlin Airlift" and "Berlin Wall" for further info on Berlin's role in the Cold War.
What kept the people of west Berlin alive during the cold war?
The Berlin Airlift was a factor, supplies were flown in during Stalin's blockade.
