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The Berlin blockade (24 June 1948 – 12 May 1949) was one of the first major international crises of the Cold War. During the multinational occupation of post–World War II Germany, the Soviet Union blocked the Western Allies' railway, road, and canal access to the sectors of Berlin under allied control. Their aim was to force the western powers to allow the Soviet zone to start supplying Berlin with food, fuel, and aid, thereby giving the Soviets practical control over the entire city. History Of Germany, Cuban Missile Crisis, Harry Truman, West Berlin, German History, United States Air Force, Soviet Union, Churchill, World History

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The Berlin blockade (24 June 1948 – 12 May 1949) was one of the first major international crises of the Cold War. During the multinational occupation of post–World War II Germany, the Soviet Union blocked the Western Allies' railway, road, and canal access to the sectors of Berlin under allied control. Their aim was to force the western powers to allow the Soviet zone to start supplying Berlin with food, fuel, and aid, thereby giving the Soviets practical control over the entire city.

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Following post-war accords, the country of Germany was divided into four zones. Along with it, the city of Berlin was also split. Berlin, however, was positioned well within the Soviet segment of t…

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This US Air Force pilot became a hero to German children during the Berlin Blockade by taking on the role of “Uncle Wiggly Wings”. Berlin Nightlife, Berlin 1945, West Berlin, German History, Berlin Wall, East Germany, Us History, Historical Events, Second World

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This US Air Force pilot became a hero to German children during the Berlin Blockade by taking on the role of “Uncle Wiggly Wings”.

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Civilians atop bombed out ruins of buildings watching American C-54 cargo plane fly overhead during Allied Berlin airlift to bring food & supplies to beseiged citizens of Soviet controlled Berlin. Photo: CHARLES FENNO JACOBS, Getty Images / Time & Life Pictures Creative Berlin Airlift, Spaces Photography, Random Reference, Colorized Photos, Black And White Photograph, Time Life, Blue Marble, Jolie Photo, D Day

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Below you can find a Berlin Wall map At the end of World War II Berlin, the capital of Germany, was divided into four occupation zones, just as the entire country of Germany was. The Western countries` occupation zones (American, French, and British) were separated from the Russian occupation zone (East Berlin) by the Berlin Wall. The wall also encircled the Western section of the city to separate it from East Germany, making West Berlin a Western enclave inside East Germany. This meant that…

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The joint western zone in Berlin was an aggressive move from the west, as seen by its portrayal as an attacking large missile. Thus, Stalin’s seizure of West Berlin through the blockade, seen in Stalin’s attempt to dismantle the ‘Berlin Western Zone’ part of the missile, was defensive against the threatening western alliance in Germany. Hence, USA’s aggressive nature maintained the existing distrust USSR had, causing any form of alliance between the two nations to be further broken down. History Cartoon, University Of Kent, West Berlin, Civil Society, Berlin, Two By Two, History

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The joint western zone in Berlin was an aggressive move from the west, as seen by its portrayal as an attacking large missile. Thus, Stalin’s seizure of West Berlin through the blockade, seen in Stalin’s attempt to dismantle the ‘Berlin Western Zone’ part of the missile, was defensive against the threatening western alliance in Germany. Hence, USA’s aggressive nature maintained the existing distrust USSR had, causing any form of alliance between the two nations to be further broken down.

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The story of Berlin Wall in pictures, 1961-1989 - Rare Historical Photos

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Erected in the dead of night on August 13, 1961, the Berlin Wall (known as Berliner Mauer in German) was a physical division between West Berlin and East Germany. Its…

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