THE BERLIN AIRLIFT
Being surrounded by East Germany left the Western-occupied sections of Berlin very vulnerable, however. In June 1948, Allied efforts to produce a unified currency for West Germany triggered alarm in the Soviet Union, and officials decided to block all access to Berlin, in the hopes of forcing the Allies to give them more control of the city. Essentially, the Soviet Union planned to starve the city in order to coerce the West into capitulating.
They wanted to drive The United States of America, The United Kingdom and France out of the city. So, in 1948, what came to be known as the Soviet Blockade was an event that aimed to starve the western Allies out of the city. The United States could have retreated and started a war. But they did not. In fact, they themselves sent food to the city of Berlin and wanted to bring it back to normal. This is because they did not want Soviet Union to gain full control over the city. They could not see this part of the city turning totally communist. This effort, known as the Berlin Airlift, lasted for more than a year and delivered more than 2.3 million tons of food, fuel and other goods to West Berlin. 300,000 Berliners demonstrated for the international airlift to continue. In May 1949, The Soviets lifted the blockade, permitting the resumption of Western shipments to Berlin.
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2. After WWII, Germany was divided into four zones. West Germany was occupied by the U.S., Britain, and France. Whereas East Germany was occupied by the Soviet Union. Berlin
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If someone were to ask whom was more responsible for King Duncan's death during The Tragedy of Macbeth by William Shakespeare, it would have to be Lady Macbeth. Although, as times goes on, it becomes more and more clear that her husband is the truly evil being; even though she inevitably started the blood bath. Originally, Macbeth and his wife were loyal to the king, but with the proficiencies spoken by evil witches, greed overtook any rational thought, causing the lady to persuade her husband into killing Duncan in order to gain his now fallen crown. Without the aid and determination of Lady Macbeth, the proficiency of Macbeth becoming king would never have come true, nor would anyone have died as a result.
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In response to this, the side of Germany under control of the Soviet Union became the German Republic of Germany, also known as West Germany. This was one of the first steps that would divide Germany for almost 30 years.
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On June 24, 1948, the Soviets officially cut all electricity and transportation routes to and from the western zones of Berlin.22 They would remain closed for almost a year. The only reason the United States did not leave and Berliners were not starved into submission was because the United States Air Force, the Royal Air Force, and the French Air Force flew literally thousands of tons of food and fuel into the city daily. The actual events during the blockade are not important to this argument. All the reader need know is that the Soviets continually changed their justification for the blockade and were ever changing their demands for it to be lifted. What is important, was that many in Washington could not believe what was happening. Many