Berlin: It’s got problems

Objective: Analyze America’s response to the Berlin BlockadeStd 11.9.3c

Terms

Marshall Plan

USA’s plan to send food, blankets, fuel to Europe to help them. AND to keep them from turning communist.

Containment

Working to stop the Spread of Communism by containing the spread of the Soviet Union

One for me, One for you Germany was divided

into 4 different sectors, the U.S. England France Russia

the city of Berlin was also divided in the same way

The West decided to unify their three zones and give independence to Western Germany

Iron Curtain – A term used by Winston Churchill to describe the separating of Those communistlands of East Europe from the West.

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The Russians took very high casualties to capture Berlin in May 1945. They spent the early occupation trying to take over all zones of the city but were stopped by German democrats such as Willy Brandt and Konrad Adenauer. Reluctantly the Russians had to admit the Americans, French and British to their respective zones.

Blockade-Stalin wanted to

separate Allies from their side of Berlin

-Pair share –-Why separate

Allies from there area of Berlin

- Close off all roads, trains, and donkey

paths into West Berlin

- Starve and choke out Westerners

inside Berlin

Blockade closer look

Hundreds of thousands of Eastern Europeans fled Communism through the city of Berlin – embarrassing to

the Soviets Stalin decided to

shut off West Berlin from all outside help – no access by roads, water, or train

The 2.5 million people of West Berlin were put in a tough spot.

The Berlin Airlift

President Truman did not want to risk war with the Soviet Union,

Did not want to give up West Berlin to the Soviets

During the next 11 months, British and American airplanes made more than 200,000 flights to deliver food, fuel, and other supplies to West Berlin in what became known as the Berlin Airlift

It worked!!!

Berlin blockade led to Berlin Airlift

Pair share – American belief/responseSoviet belief/resonse

Soviet shame US prestige West Germany

and East Germany are formed

This separation lasted until 1989

Berlin: It’s got problems

Objective: Analyze America’s response to the Berlin Blockade

Berlin Wall

Berlin is Germany’s capital city.

The Soviets built the wall to keep communists from escaping to the American sector.

1961 the Berlin Wall was built

96 miles 302

watchtowers 5000 escaped 3200 arrested 192 people

killed

The Berlin Wall

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Berlin Wall

Wall torn down in 1989.