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Berlin 1948-1949 (What Came Out Of It (NATO (North Atlantic Treaty…
Berlin 1948-1949
What Came Out Of It
NATO (North Atlantic Treaty Organization)
April 1949
US, UK, Canada, France, Italy + Turkey
meant if one fought the rest fought with them
Containment
was a success
Jobs
125000 Berlin citizens lost their jobs
lack of food and supplies meant shops couldn't stay open
Stalin Cut Off Routes
23rd of June 1948
cut off routes to the west and to Berlin
was too risky for the allies to start a war against Stalin
After WW2
Germany and Berlin divided between Russia, UK, US and France
Russia wanted to weaken Germany
Operation Vittles
Transport food and supplies to Berlin via plane
carried 2000 tonnes of supplies everyday
planes took off every 3 minutes
Routes Reopened on 12th of May 1949
11 months after the blockade started
