Berlin Airlift

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Cards (10)

  • When did the airlift start?
    June 28th 1948
  • When did the airlift end?
    May 12th 1949
  • How many tonnes of supplies a day were being airlifted in?
    4600
  • What supplies were the West airlifting in?
    Oil, building materials, food and clothing
  • What did Stalin do to roads and rail links into Berlin?
    He closed all rail and road links into Berlin
  • How did Stalin view Berlin?
    As a chink in his buffer zone
  • What did Stalin think the West used Berlin for?
    He feared the West would use Berlin to spy on the East
  • How did the economy of West Berlin contribute to the airlift?
    The West side of Berlin was prospering compared to the East and this was embarrassing for Soviets and communism
  • What was happening to the relations between the US and USSR post WWII?
    Relations were breaking down.
  • What did the Soviets aim to achieve with the airlift?
    The Soviets hoped to drive the capitalist nations out of Berlin all together