Berlin crisis

• berlin crisis 


  1948-1949
• deutsch mark 


  23rd june 1948
• berlin Blockade

  • stalin angry with deutsch mark as it massively reduces value of eastern German currency, threatens economy
  • 24th june 1948 - Blockade, all access routes with food and water blocked
  • aggressive move, couldve caused a military war
• USA response to Berlin blockade

  • airlifts - flying food and fuel into West Berlin
  • planes landing every 3 minutes
  • 270,000 flights, average of 4000 tonnes of supplies each day
• stalin reaction to airlift

  • shining searchlights at night
  • electricity cut off
• end of the blockade

  may 1949
• consequences of berlin crisis

  • germany clearly divided
  • rivalry increased
  • usa making NATO, therefore the ussr making Warsaw pact