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The Berlin CrisisThe Berlin CrisisHow do the US & Soviet Union
“fight” their first Cold War Battle?
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Trouble in BerlinTrouble in Berlin• Germany must pay reparations to USSR
• Truman says no Marshall Plan $ to pay debt to Soviet Union
Harry Truman
Joseph Stalin
•Western sections of Berlin merge to form West Berlin
•US/GB must travel through East Germany to supply City of W. Berlin.
•US, Britain & France allow their zones to merge and form West Germany
•Installs a communist govt. in Soviet zone, which forms country of East Germany
•Says US is violating international law
•Soviet section of Berlin becomes E. Berlin
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The Berlin BlockadeThe Berlin Blockade
•Soviet Union threatens military action but ends the blockade on May 11, 1949. Each nation forms military alliances NATO & Warsaw Pact
•Soviets & East Germans block roads leading to West Berlin
•No agreement was signed allowing west to use those roads •Soviets hope US will just give up West Berlin
•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
Berlin AirliftBerlin Airlift
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What is the cartoonists opinion of the Berlin Blockade?
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Since roads were blocked into Berlin, US & Britain had to airlift supplies to the city.
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East and West Berlin and Berlin Airlift airports.
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A miniature city is used instruct how the airlift will work and locations that will be used.
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US Air traffic controllers directing the airlift
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Pilots at Rhein-Main flew four round trips per day.
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The limited load capacity of the C-47 aircraft necessitated that the much larger C-54s be added to the airlift as quickly as possible. A single C-54 was capable of carrying as much cargo as four of its older cousins.
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Jewish Passover food arriving in Berlin.
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Fresh milk being loaded on a C-47. Shipments of whole milk soon were dropped in favor of more weight efficient condensed milk.
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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.
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A C-54 flies over a graveyard and perilously close to some apartments buildings while making its landing approach.
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Remains of a Navy C-54 after a crash landing on the night of November 15, 1948.
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Miniature parachutes carrying treats for the kids can be seen dropping from a C-54 as it comes in for a landing.
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German children playing out their own Berlin Airlift
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Waiting for supplies.Notice the kids sitting on rubble from WWII