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Crisis in Berlin

Crisis in Berlin. How do the US & Soviet Union “fight” their first Cold War Battle?. Trouble in Berlin. Stalin says US is violating international law. Puts a communist govt. in Soviet zone, forming country of East Germany.

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Crisis in Berlin

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  1. Crisis in Berlin How do the US & Soviet Union “fight” their first Cold War Battle?

  2. Trouble in Berlin • Stalin says US is violating international law • Puts a communist govt. in Soviet zone, forming country of East Germany • Germany must pay reparations to USSR but Truman says no Marshall Plan $ to pay debt to Soviet Union • Soviet section of Berlin becomes E. Berlin • US, British and French zones will merge and form West Germany • Western sections of Berlin merge to form West Berlin • US must travel through East Germany to supply W. Berlin.

  3. East Germans block roads/rail leading to West Berlin The Berlin Blockade • No agreement was signed allowing west to use those roads/rail • Soviets hope US will just give up West Berlin Berlin Airlift • US & Britain will airlift supplies into the city, saying they have a legal right to do so (Operation Vittles) • 278K flights were made (June 26-May 11) • 2.3 million tons of food and supplies were delivered Discuss: What option does Truman have? • Soviet Union threatens military action but ends the blockade on May 11, 1949. • Each nation forms military alliances NATO & Warsaw Pact

  4. Identify objects, people and actions • Indentify symbols • What is the cartoonists opinion of the Berlin Blockade?

  5. East and West Berlin and Berlin Airlift airports.

  6. A miniature city is used instruct how the airlift will work and locations that will be used.

  7. US Air traffic controllers directing the airlift

  8. Pilots at Rhein-Main flew four round trips per day. Caption: Working hard for containment!

  9. The limited load capacity of the C-47 aircraft forced US to switch to C-54s as they were capable of carrying four times more cargo

  10. Jewish Passover food arriving in Berlin.

  11. Fresh milk being loaded on a C-47. Shipments of whole milk soon were dropped in favor of more weight efficient condensed milk.

  12. One of the first planes to bring in supplies. Food had to be rationed as well. Two-thirds of a pound per day for employed persons and one-half pound for the unemployed.

  13. A C-54 flies over a graveyard and perilously close to some apartments buildings while making its landing approach. Caption: Close call trying to help our friends!

  14. Remains of a Navy C-54 after a crash landing on the night of November 15, 1948.

  15. Miniature parachutes carrying toys & treats for the kids can be seen dropping from a C-54 as it comes in for a landing.

  16. German children playing out their own Berlin Airlift

  17. Discuss: • What blame does the US have for this crisis? • What blame do the Soviets have? • Which country seems more at fault and why?

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