Shayna Fisher, Allen Williams, Sandra Withrow, Augie Straub Berlin Airlift/Wall Shayna Fisher, Allen Williams, Sandra Withrow, Augie Straub

Berlin Airlift

Why Did the Airlift Have to Take Place? After WW2, the allies divided Germany into a Soviet-occupied zone, an American-occupied zone, a British-Occupied zone, and a French-occupied zone, and they split the capital between the four of them. Berlin was located deep into the Soviet zone. In June 1948, the Russians closed all highways, railroads, and canals from wester-occupied Germany into western-occupied Berlin because they wanted Berlin for themselves. The Russians believed that this would make it impossible for the people to get any food or other supplies and would drive out France, Britain, and the US . Instead of leaving west Berlin, the US and its allies supplied their sectors by air. The Berlin Airlift lasted more than a year and supplied more than 2.3 million tons of cargo into West Berlin. http://www.spiritoffreedom.org/airlift.html

What Impact Did It Have On The People of Germany & Eastern Europe? The Berlin Airlift helped improve the faith that Germany’s people had in the in the western countries. The vast majority of Germans expected the West to do some kind of deal with Stalin and were most impressed by the Western response.

What Countries Were Involved? The countries involved with the Berlin airlift were the Great Britain, France and the two blooming superpowers at the time : the United States and the Soviet Union.

Why Was It Considered A Symbol of the Cold War? The Berlin airlift was considered a symbol of the cold war because the Berlin airlift represented the division between the soviet union and its allies amongst the communist nations and the united states and the capitalist - democratic west.

Who Were the Historical Personalities Involved & What Were Their Roles Lt. Gen. William H. Tunner, was the Berlin Airlift operator. Harry Truman, president at the time and also gave his support to the airlift/organized it.

Berlin Wall

For What Reasons Was the Berlin Wall Built? In August of 1961, construction of the Berlin wall began between East and West Berlin in order to keep the fascists from crossing over into the Eastern side and tearing down the state of socialism.

What Impact Did the Wall Have on Germany & It's People? Socially, economically, and a stressful environment are just some of the few impacts that the wall had on both the East and the West sections of Berlin. Not only did it cause jobs to be lost, families to be separated, and a strong fear of what could and possibly happen. This created hysteria and many people died trying to escape East Berlin.

What Countries Were Involved? The two countries involved in the construction of the Berlin wall were the Soviet Union and Eastern Germany.

Why Is It Considered A Symbol of the Cold war? It represented the separation of Germany between the United States and Soviet Union.

Who Were the Historical Personalities Involved & What Were Their Roles John F. Kennedy: American President who attended the Summit with Khrushchev. Nikita Khrushchev: Soviet leader who attended the Summit with Kennedy and threatened to cut off Allied access to West Berlin. Walter Ulbricht: East German leader (General Secretary of the Central Committee of the Socialist Union Party of Germany) who ordered the construction of the Berlin Wall. Erich Honecker: Central Committee Secretary who was ordered to oversee the construction of the Berlin Wall.

Berlin Fall