The Berlin Air Of The Cold War

At the long awaited end of World War 2, Germany was divided into two pieces, one for capitalists and the other for communists. Berlin, the stronghold city of Germany at the time, was split into two pieces as well, one part for capitalists and one part for communists, all separated by the infamous Berlin wall. West Berlin was a pro-american island in a soviet sea, and when the soviet union decided to blockade any shipments into West Berlin, the United States had to take immediate action. America shipped in supplies to West Berlin by air! If it hadnt been for America and its allies supporting West Berlin, it could have easily been conquered by the surrounding communists. The Berlin Airlift displayed the fight that America put into containing communism and how hard they were willing to work to keep the red water as far away from them as possible. These diplomatic tactics saved Berlin and eventually led to the Berlin walls’ downfall, allowing the city to come together and live peacefully. This was one of the first major steps in stopping the spread of communism through

With an end goal to test the United States' dedication to control Joseph Stalin chose to set up a bar around West Germany. (Doc B) The bar kept all provisions, including sustenance, from being brought into Western Berlin. Since the U.S. was at that point sending billions of dollars into Europe the Soviet Union felt that they wouldn't get included in the little encounter going on. Be that as it may, the United States regarded their dedication to the Truman Doctrine and alongside assistance from their partners; America flew in provisions and sustenance to West Berliners for over a year. The Berlin Airlift was a win and on May 12, 1949, Stalin evacuated the barricade(Doc B). This demonstration of regulation demonstrated that the States kept their oath when it came to keeping the spread of

“What happens to Berlin happens to Germany; what happens to Germany, happens to Europe.” These were the words of Vyacheslav Molotov, Soviet Foreign Minister from 1939 through 1949. The Soviet Blockade of Berlin was a direct challenge to Western attempts to combine their zones of occupation, and it threatened to unleash World War III. The Western Allies’ response to this blockade was a massive airlift, supplying over two million people in West Berlin with food, water, medicine, and other supplies. The Berlin Airlift was an important historical event which occurred just three years after the conclusion of World War II in Europe, and it had many complex causes and far-reaching consequences.

American and British leaders prevented the spread of communism to Berlin by means of patient and strategic actions against the Soviet Union. This strategy is shown in Document B, where it shows a map of divided Germany. The Soviet Union hoped to take Germany under its empire by cutting off all aid from other countries. this became known as the Berlin blockade. the U.S. refused to let the USSR gain Germany and as a result America and Britain airlifted supplies to the people of Berlin. No matter what the weather, they airlifted supplies. this showed the world and the Soviet Union what America was willing to do to stop communism.

After unraveling of the Soviet Union and the collapse of the Berlin Wall, fears of war breaking out between the major powers of the United States and the Soviet Union were greatly reduced. Numerous commentaries, reports, and studies arose out of the question of what to do with the excess U.S. forces, and how to reshape them for a new era (Snider & Carlton-Carew, 1996). Since the birth of the United States, the military has been an important part of the United States. The US military has been a fundamental part of foreign policy, including fostering democracy, establishing rule of law, and assisting with economic development in territories allied with the U.S. (Ludema, 2007).

Time Period - The Berlin Airlift was effective at the end of World War II, 1948 to 1949. This topic was covered in lecture ten.

The Berlin Airlift- The airlift involved American, British, and French aircraft delivering supplies to West Berlin, which was blockaded by the Soviets. The Soviets wanted the US, France, and Britain to get out of West Berlin permanently, but the Americans won’t let that happen since they don’t want communism to spread. Aircraft from the non-Soviet occupation zones in Germany took off with supplies and landed in the airfields inside West Berlin. The airlift made it possible for the people inside West Berlin to survive, and the blockade was eventually lifted due to the embargo placed on products made in the Eastern bloc.

In 1948, the USSR set up a blockade around Berlin and closed off all methods of transportation out of the city. They did this to keep the Western Allies out of the area and to isolate the city of Berlin from the influences of democratic countries. Instead of surrendering to the USSR, the US decided to work around this obstacle and created the Berlin Airlift. The US and other nations would drop supplies to the citizens in Berlin to get them to see how kind the Americans were. The goal of this was to stop the spread of communism and persuade the city of Berlin to become a democratic area. The US also created the “Candy Bombers.” These were people who would drop things like toys,books, and candy into Berlin for the children. The children of Berlin were the future and had more of an impact on society than anyone. The US gained lots of support and power due to this event because of its success. After the Soviet Union’s plan clearly failed, they decided to give up and remove the blockade in May of 1949. This was seen as a major victory for the US.

During the span of the Berlin Airlift, 394,509 tons of supplies were given to the Berlin people from the United States, Royal Air Force, and British Civil. The Berlin Airlift’s main priority was to assist the people in Berlin with supplies such as food, clothing, medical supplies, and much more, because the Soviets blockaded West Berlin and deprived Berlin citizens of resources in an attempt to run the other allied powers out of the city. Thousands of individuals were helped during the Berlin Airlift, which lasted a little over a year. The three main causes of the Berlin Airlift was post World War ll, Germany split up into 4 zones, the Soviet Blockade, and the Cold War.

This is the first major episode of containment. Stalin believed that the Marshall Plan was expanding American influence. That the United States and its allies had big chuck of control of Berlin. Stalin had opposing views with those Western allies as they undermined him. Actions of the Western Allies led Stalin to be frustrated and threatened that Germany would be invaded the Soviet Union again. So, Stalin called the Berlin Blockade. It was a response to this pressure. The purpose of the Berlin Blockade was to block Western Allies railway, road, and canal access to sectors of Berlin, that were under Western Control. This caused a chaos in Berlin and the population was low on supplies. The Western Allies responded with the Berlin Airlift. It was considered an episode of containment. It was supposed to save West Berlin from communism and stop the spread of communism. It happened from June 1948 to May 1949. The United States and its allies were flying roughly a year to West Berlin to drop supplies. They flew over 200,000 flights in one year and provided more than 5,000 tons of the

In the beginning of the Berlin airlift, Germany was broken apart into four sections. Soivent Union, America, British and France all has a section. Berlin was located in the soviet union territory but was also broke into sections. So the u.s and britain decided that after WW2 there has been huge destruction throughout europe and germany. There economy was bad and no one was working or getting paid. So in result France, Britain and the U.S. joined together to make up Benzonia. One of the changes that they made was to make a new currency for their section of Germany because they needed to help and support there part of Berlin because it was demolished after WW2. They also decided to help to introduce the marshall plan to Berlin and the rest of

On May 8th, 1945, Field Marshal Wilhelm Keitel surrendered the German armed forces to the allies in Berlin, thus ending the war for Germany. The German people were then confronted by a situation never before experienced. All of Germany was occupied by foreign armies, their cities and infrastructure lay in ruins, and millions were homeless and starving. Following the unilateral surrender by Germany, the country was divided into four zones, governed by each of the allied powers: Britain, France, the U.S. and the Soviet Union. As diplomacy between the West and the Soviet Union began to deteriorate, each zone became more self-sufficient and independent of the others. Tensions between the West and the Soviet Union also began to rise as it became apparent that the two super powers, the U.S. and the U.S.S.R. would vie for dominance throughout the world, each seeking to spread its ideology and stop the spread of the other’s. The first real exacerbation of this conflict came when the Soviet Union blockaded the divided city of Berlin, which lay in is zone of control. The U.S.S.R. wanted to test the Western resolve to hold Berlin and maintain control. The response the U.S. chose was to keep Berlin supplied by air, through constant resupply by aircraft, a feat never before accomplished. The airlift lasted for nearly eleven months and kept the Western controlled sectors of Berlin adequately supplied, and showed the Soviet Union the U.S.’s resolve to hold out against the spread of

On the 26th of June 1963, United States president John F. Kennedy delivered a speech to the citizens of West Berlin. The aim of this speech was to assert the United States’ support for West Germany and to boost the morale of its citizens. Kennedy’s words “Ich Bin Ein Berliner” have since become the title of his infamous speech. This speech provides insight into the relationship between the United States and West Germany and this will be explored in this response. This response will also analyse the usefulness of this speech as a primary historical source and will determine its historical significance.

February 3, 1940, Bombing of Berlin has started. Bombing raids came one after one after one till all you can see was disaster and destruction in Berlin’s eyes. November 7, 1941 Sir Charles Portial sent 130 bombers to Berlin. The 130 bombers drop 2,000 tons of bombs on Berlin. All there was left was buildings barling standing. Germany were the ones who bombed Berlin in 1940. The Bombers were RAF Bombers Command. They Are the Allied Campaign of Strategic Bombing of Germany. They are the best of the best. They have been in 560 battles from 1860 to 1906. The RAF bombers dropped 45,517 tons of bombs on Berlin in 5 years. By May 1945 1.7 million(40% of the population) had fled.

Berlin Airlift was the first major test of the Free World’s will to resist Soviet aggression. It all began in June 1948, when Soviet authorities claimed that “technical difficulties” would halt all traffic by land and water in and out of the western-controlled sections of Berlin. The only passages left into this territory that wouldn’t upset the Soviets were three 20-mile wide air corridors. The Western powers (United States, Great Britain, and France) were then faced with two options: abandoning the city, or supplying the 2.5 million people with enough supplies to live by air for the next 11 months. By choosing the latter, the Western powers embarked on one of the greatest aviation feats in history.