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How did the Allies get supplies to west Berlin?
Allies had to air lift supplies into West Berlin because the USSR had all roads blockaded. The eastern part of the city was under the control of the USSR, and the western region was under the control of the allies. The USSR hoped that by shutting off all routes, the allies would turn total control of Berlin over to them.
When the British French and US merged their zones in Germany what was Stalin's reaction?
He was mad about it but he didn't actually do anything until the British, French and US produced a new currency (the Deutchmark). He then felt that the countries were going against what was agreed at Potsdam so he blockaded all communications into West Berlin for Britain, France and the USA. The countries couldn't get any supplies into West Berlin so the people were starving. This began the Berlin Airlift.
Why did Stalin block Berlin?
Stalin started the Berlin Blockade in 1948 as a first step in a plan to pull West Germany into the Soviet sphere of influence. He expected West Berlin to eventually begin accepting supplies from Soviet East Germany, effectively bringing all of Berlin under Soviet control. He believed that if he could control Berlin, West Germany would soon follow.
Why did Truman order planes to airlift supplies to West Berlin?
Because the soviet union had blocked all traffic, electricity, and food to west Berlin hoping for them to surrender so that they would become a communist country. We airlifted supplies there so they wouldn't become communists, since we helped them they wanted to become democratic, just like us
What was the purpose of the Berlin airlift?
The event known as the Berlin Airlift was the Allies' response to Stalin's act of closing the roads through East Germany and to the Allies' occupation zones in West Berlin. In order to supply that half of the city, British planes, along with some American, flew into the city to airlift supplies. It was the only safe way to do it, because Stalin wouldn't shoot down an army plane for fear of World War III.
