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Berlin in the cold war - Coggle Diagram
Berlin in the cold war
the berlin problem
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citizens of the west enjoyed freedom and luxuries but the citizens of the east lived in a tightly controlled state
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blockade and airlift
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the blockade
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it included blocking military supply routes, traffic restrictions, and closing bridges for "maintenance"
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The consequences
the blockade and airlift had pushed east-west relations to its breaking point. Berlin remained a key point for other events in the cold war.
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Western Response
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the wests first response was a counter blockade that stopped trains from leaving west berlin. this had a limited effect.
on 26 June 1948, British and American planes started delivering supplies to west berlin.
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on the 12th of may 1948, Stalin gave in and ended the blockade
the berlin wall
on the 13 august 1961, east German troops closed the border to stop people defecting
within a few hours, barbed wire was put up and trains were stopped from crossing the border. the fences went thought the middle of the city, dividing streets and even buildings
over the following week, the fence was replaced with a wall that would last nearly 30 years
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the 'official' reason was that it was to stop western spies entering soviet territory, but in reality, it was to stop people leaving. it also prevented many people from seeing what life was like in the western sector.