The berlin blockade, 1948
- Began with currency reforms in West Germany
- Russians block the transportation routes into Berlin
- Allies had to decide to give up Berlin or make other plans
- War was an option, Get rid of communists (Soviets) with force.
- Truman still in power
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The berlin airlift, 1948
- Instead the US decided on a massive airlift to supply the western half of the city
- One aircraft lands every two minutes for fifteen months
- It became a public relations victory and a show of US industrial might
- Example of the Truman Doctrine
- One cause for the formation of the North Atlantic Treaty Organziation (NATO)
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Summary
A blockade was set up around Berlin in 1948, by which there was only one route in and out of the city. The Russians had shut down the various transportation routes into the city and the Allies had to decide whether they wanted to fight for Berlin. At the time, war was an option and the United States decided to set up a gigantic airlift to support the western half of the city. This decision represented a huge victory in Public Relations, and displayed the industrial might of the United States. Lastly, the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) was formed during this time.