The Berlin Blockade
* 1948
* Currency reforms in West Germany
* Russians blocked the railway into Berlin
Allies had to decide on either give up west Berlin or other options
* Currency reforms in West Germany
* Russians blocked the railway into Berlin
Allies had to decide on either give up west Berlin or other options
Airlift
* US decided on using massive airlift to support the city
* one aircraft lands every 2 minutes for 15 months
* It became a public relation victory and showed off US industrial strength
* Example of Truman Doctrine
* Cause for the creation of NATO
Summary: USSR decided to block any connections between the Alliance and West Germany to hope that the Allies would give up on West Germany, but it turns out that the Allies completely humiliated them by using the Airlift.
* one aircraft lands every 2 minutes for 15 months
* It became a public relation victory and showed off US industrial strength
* Example of Truman Doctrine
* Cause for the creation of NATO
Summary: USSR decided to block any connections between the Alliance and West Germany to hope that the Allies would give up on West Germany, but it turns out that the Allies completely humiliated them by using the Airlift.