Background

• It was the first _ of the cold war

  flashpoint
• What was the cause of conflict in Berlin?

  
  

  Capitalist and communists had differing ideas about Germany's future post WWII
• What did the Soviets want?

  To keep Germany weak, so as to limit the threat of future wars.
• What did the Americans want?

  To help Germany rebuild itself so they could regain their trading partner. They introduced a new currency in Germany to help the country recover.