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1 The Berlin Airlift/the berlin wall
Germany, and even the Soviet Union, continue to be a pain in our butt.

2 The Berlin Airlift

3 Who Was involved Soviet Union: Joseph Stalin
Great Britain: Winston Churchill United States: Harry Truman, Lucius Clay

4 The Berlin Airlift Yalta Conference- Intended to divide the city of Berlin into sections for each allied country and the soviets Soviet tyranny A big power move- a blockade is built Blocks railroads, streets, and waterways

5 Counter Move By Air?- Clay consults with Truman
US and Britain strike back- tons upon tons brought in Food, supplies, groceries, etc.

6 Efficiency on an allied front
Planes Tons US 50 C-54s 2,250 US & GB 707 Flights 4,500+ Tons Airlifted In Western Germany, optimistic through help from US and Britain General William Tunner, added to maximize efficiency

7 Airlift: Symbol? Eastern Western Hope
It symbolized a time of struggle not only with sides but within countries for power. Stalin made the Berlin blockade (closing the land route into the city) his open, provocative, and threatening repudiation of all the Allied agreements made during WWII. Eastern Western Hope

8 The Berlin Wall

9 Who Was involved Soviet Union: Joseph Stalin East Germany:
West Germany

10 Influence: WE don’t want it
East Germany: A communist controlled nightmare Cons: Poor Housing Food Shortages Low Wages 25% of Industrial Output to SU West Germany: A prosperous, more liberal, new state Pros: Marshall Aid More Money Options Better Housing

11 How’s it going? East Germans leaving their state and heading over to the clearly better option Stalin and Pals are not so pleased with that

12 3 Million People had left!
By 1952 in East Germany… 3 Million People had left!

13 West Taken by surprise and openly protest the Russians
Communism pushes back August 13th: “Shock workers from East Germany shock off border with barbed wire West Taken by surprise and openly protest the Russians August 16th: Barbed Wire taken down and replaced by a 4 meter high, 111 kilometer long wall

14 Berlin wall is falling down
Many East Germans shot in attempt of escape Explained Wall as “keeping out West spies” Luckily as Communism collapses and the Cold War ends… The wall is publically destroyed by overjoyed Germans, united again.

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