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During the Cold War, the nation of Germany was divided into West Germany, which was a democratic nation allied to NATO, and East Germany, which was a communist nation controlled by the USSR. The city of Berlin was also divided into east and west sections, but by an odd twist of fate or geography, West Berlin was inside East Germany. In the early 1960's, the USSR decided to cut off the flow of traffic and commerce from West Berlin to the rest of West Germany. Their intention was to force the surrender of West Berlin by non-violent means, so that they could incorporate it into East Germany (which would then include all of Berlin). While they might have simply invaded West Berlin, that could easily have resulted in WW III, and the USSR was always cautious about that, since nuclear war would have been ridiculously destructive and very likely would have resulted in the extinction of the human race. As it turned out, President Kennedy was not willing to surrender West Berlin, and he arranged an airlift of supplies, to defeat the Soviet blockade, and so West Berlin never did surrender. The blockade failed. Now, of course, the Cold War is over and Germany is re-united.
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Western allies response to Berlin blockade?
what was western allies response to the berlin blockade
Was the Berlin blockade before or after the Berlin Wall?
The Berlin Blockade (defeated by air transport planes from West Germany) was in 1948. The Berlin Wall was built in 1961 and lasted until 1989. The Berlin Blockade was first, before the construction of the Berlin Wall.
What was Stalin's complete cutoff of Berlin?
Berlin Blockade
What happened to the Berlin blockade in 1948?
The Berlin Airlift
Who enacted the Berlin Blockade?
Hitler was the king of Berlin.
What success of the Berlin blockade was the?
To isolate East Berlin from West Berlin
What is the population of Berlin during the Berlin Airlift-Blockade?
The population of West Berlin at the time of the blockade and airlift (1948-49) was about 2 million.
Is the Berlin airlift the same as the Berlin blockade?
No. The Soviets instituted the Berlin blockade, so the allies initiated the Berlin airlift to get supplies to civilians inside the blockaded city.
Why did the Soviets end the blockade of West Berlin?
The Soviets ended the blockade of West Berlin in 1949 because they realized it was not achieving their goal of forcing the Western Allies out of the city. The blockade had led to the Berlin Airlift, where the Allies supplied West Berlin by air, showing the Soviets that their blockade was ineffective.
How far out did the Berlin Blockade extend?
The Soviet Union did not blockade its own zone, so the blockade applied only to the three Western sectors of Berlin: it did not 'extend out'.
What was one success of the Berlin Blockade?
To isolate East Berlin from West Berlin
What impact did the Berlin blockade have on the allies?
The Berlin Blockade was supposed to cause the allies to give up western Berlin to the Soviet forces, but instead the allies constantly airlifted supplies past the blockade until it was lifted.
