PPT-How did the Berlin Blockade worsen Superpower Relations?

LO To identify the causes and effects of the Berlin Blockade 194849 Problems with Berlin Berlin was deep inside the Soviet sector yet it was divided between the four Allied powers USA USSR Britain and France. Containment. Truman Doctrine, Marshall Pan. Berlin Blockade/Airlift. Views on Germany. Stalin. . - wanted to destroy Germany, was stripping East Germany of its wealth and machinery. . Britain, US and France. 2. D – Origins of the Cold War. Essential Question. How did the US and the Soviet Union become Cold War adversaries?. Learning Outcomes - Students will:. Preview – Iron Curtain?. Case Study: Berlin Blockade. 3. rd. Year History. Causes of the Cold War. Political . differences. Disagreements during WW2 . The US slow to open ‘second front’. 27 m Russians died.. Atomic bomb not shared with USSR.. The Iron Curtain. Buffer zone of ‘satellite states’. Tension.. SUPERPOWER GEOGRAPHIES. To know what a superpower is. To be able to suggest and justify criteria for becoming a superpower. Superpower Geographies. 1. Superpower Geographies. Defining superpowers. Influencing power. The seeds of totalitarian regimes are nurtured by . misery. and . want. . They spread and grow in the evil soil of . poverty. . They reach their full growth when the hope of a people for a better life has died. We must keep that hope alive. . L/O – To identify the causes and effects of the Berlin Blockade on relations between the superpowers. The Occupation of Germany. In 1945, Germany was invaded by Western Powers and Soviet forces. It was decided at Yalta and Potsdam to . Superpowers struggle over Germany. Ch.18.1. USA & USSR struggle over Germany. As Europe began to get back on its feet, the U.S. and its allies clashed with the Soviet Union over the issue of German reunification.. Conflict in Berlin. Enter. Welcome to West Berlin. Welcome to West Berlin. While you are here be sure to check out the history of Post-WWII Berlin and explore the many images of the city. . CAUTION: DO NOT TRY TO CROSS OVER THE WALL TO EAST BERLIN!. L/O – To identify the causes and effects of the Berlin Blockade on relations between the superpowers. The Occupation of Germany. In 1945, Germany was invaded by Western Powers and Soviet forces. It was decided at Yalta and Potsdam to . Berlin had been divided into four occupation zones, as decided at the Potsdam Conference in 1945. The three Western powers prepared the way for a capitalist economic system and a democratic government, whereas the USSR was planning for Communism to be established in their zone. All food and supplies had to be brought into Germany through Soviet-occupied territory and so in 1948 when relationships between the US and the USSR had deteriorated, the Soviet Union decided to close all road and rail links into Berlin, in an attempt to get the Western powers, particularly the USA, out of Berlin. . Civil War in Greece. A conflict in Greece where a communist party was trying to overthrow the government. Great Britain had been supporting the government but said they could no longer afford it. That is when America adopted the Truman Doctrine and started supporting Greece from the Communists. . Although Germany and Berlin (the capital) had been divided between the U.S., Soviet Union, Britain and France after WWII, the divisions were not on complete opposite sides. . West Berlin (controlled by the US, Britain and France) was situated within East Germany (controlled by the Soviet Union). . US II Honors. River Dell Regional HS. Mrs. Rivas. Occupation Zones in Germany. What should be done to Germany?. The Western zones decided to replace the nearly worthless German currency with new money, a move the Soviets ferociously opposed. 5. . Challenge: . List these leaders in chronological order. . Clue: The first leader came to power in the USSR in 1924. Wednesday, 14 April 2021. Correct in green pen.. / 5. Stalin . Roosevelt (FDR) .