Berlin Crisis
Economic Impact
The relationship between Cold War
Political Impact
Social Impact
Hundreds of state-owned companies were sold off
Could not compete in a market economy with a much stronger currency
Many subsequently collapsed
Berlin Crisis, international crisis that arose from an attempt by the Soviet Union, in 1948–49, to force the Western Allied powers (the United States, the United Kingdom, and France) to abandon their post-World War II jurisdictions in West Berlin.
Other Countries
Soviet Union
With Germany's crisis, the Soviets cut some 2.5 million civilians in the three western sectors of Berlin off from access to electricity, as well as food, coal and other crucial supplies.
The Berlin Wall would prevent the West from having further influence on the East, stop the flow of migrants out of the communist sector, and ultimately become the most iconic image of the Cold War in Europe. The United States quickly condemned the wall, which divided families and limited freedom of movement.
Cut off from the world for a long period of time
Lose trading partners and allies
Germany became the center for the conflict between Communism and Democracy
The Berlin Crisis of 1948–1949 solidified the division of Europe
The Berlin wall divided families who found themselves unable to visit each other
A mass exodus of skilled labour to the west
Drastic power cuts
Food was strictly rationed
Fresh vegetables were scarce
Global Impact
With West Berlin geographically so close, many would simply abandon the east for west. The result was a mass exodus of skilled labour to the west. It is estimated that between 1949 and 1961, nearly 3 million people fled East Germany (Major, Patrick.
Although it was clear that major changes were going on in the Soviet Union even before then, the wall coming down between East and West Berlin drove home in a very dramatic and convincing way to Americans that the communist world was coming undone
