1. The Division of Germany At Potsdam in July 1945 it was decided: –Germany divided into four zones –Berlin divided into four zones Reparations: Factories were torn out of Berlin and the Russian zone and taken back to Russia

2. It became clear that the Soviets planned to keep their German zone under Communist control. The British, Americans, and French set up a free, democratic government within their German zones became known as Fed. Republic of Germany or West Germany The British, Americans, and French also tried to set up a democratic government in West Berlin.

4. Berlin Blockade and Airlift Listen to the summary and the video. Write an explanation of the events surrounding the Berlin blockade and airlift

5. Soviets Block Traffic In June 1948 the Soviets announced that they would block any road, rail, or river traffic into West Berlin. –SU hoped that the Allies would give up on Berlin and cede their parts to SU West Berlin’s residents were cut off from food, coal, and other products. West Berlin was not completely cutoff because it had airstrips.

6. The Berlin Airlift British and U.S. flew 13,000 tons of supplies were flown to Berlin daily SU did not want to chance war so they did not interfere and the blockade was lifted May 12, 1949 1949 Germany will be split into West and East Germany

8. Image Analysis “Dividing Germany” Analyze the image Think about the following questions: –What does the bear in the cartoon represent? –Where are the democratic powers located? –Why is the bear shown holding the city?

10. Mystery Q Based on the U.S. involvement in the war crimes trial, the United Nations, and NATO, how and why did the United States change its foreign policy after WWII?