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Jeremy Daoussis: **The Berlin Blockade and Airlift**
June, 15th, 2011

The Berlin Blockade (24 June 1948 – 12 May 1949) was one of the first major international crises of the Cold War and the first resulting in casualties. During the multinational occupation of post-World War Germany, the Soviet blocked the Western Allies' railway and road access to the sectors of Berlin under Allied control. It was a result of the agreements, Yalta and Potsdam, when Berlin became divided into four Zones, just as Germany has also been divided.

- to force the western powers to allow the Soviet zone to start supplying Berlin with food and fuel - thereby giving the Soviets practical control over the entire city.
 * __Their Aims: __**

**__The Actions They Took:__** - After announcement of the new currency, Soviet guards halted all passenger trains and traffic on the autobahn to Berlin, delayed Western and German freight shipments and required that all water transport secure special Soviet permission. -That same day, a Soviet representative told the other three occupying powers that "We are warning both you and the population of Berlin that we shall apply economic and administrative sanctions that will lead to the circulation in Berlin exclusively of the currency of the Soviet occupation zone."  - After 15 months went by, the Soviets realized that the Blockade just wasn't working. - After a discussion with the UN, the Berlin government was split into 2 ﻿ - The Airlift was an example of of the Truman Doctrin working. __**Resources:**__ __**﻿**__ [] [] Student Work Book, Page 132 - 133
 * __The Reults: __**