PPT-Cold War Stations Station A: Berlin Airlift

The Berlin airlift marked the first major confrontation in the Cold War For 11 months beginning in June 1948 the Western allies took part in an unprecedented attempt to keep a city alive entirely from the air . &. Iron Curtain. By. Blake Wilson. The Iron Curtain:. During World War II and after, the “Iron Curtain” was being started. The USSR was starting to establish lines of influence and control by taking the countries that were once invaded and controlled by the Germans.. Lesson 5.2. Knight’s Charge. Write 4 complex sentences using the words “because” (for 2) and “when” (for 2). Write them about WWII and the Cold War.. Examples:. BECAUSE. the USSR and the US had different political and economic systems, there was a lot of tension between the two countries during the Cold War.. 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. Nicolas Perry, Gretchen West. Berlin Airlift. Germany and Berlin was divided into 4 districts. Each controlled by one of the Allies.. The Soviets controlled the Eastern part of the divisions and the U.K, U.S, and France controlled the Western parts. . Berlin Airlift. Timeline:. . 24 June 1948 to 12 May 1949, Post World-War II. Location:. . Germany. Existing state: . Post-war division of Germany into four zones by countries like Soviet Russia, Britain, USA and France. IN THE 1960s, THE 1970s, . AND THE 1980s. Essential Questions. :. What were the important . Cold War events . of the 1960s and 1970s?. . How did the . Cold War end . in the 1980s?. Joseph Stalin . led the Soviet Union from 1927 to 1953. Berlin airlift,. 1948–49, supply of vital necessities to West Berlin by air transport primarily under U.S. control. It was initiated in response to a land and water blockade of the city that had been instituted by the Soviet Union in the hope that the Allies would be forced to abandon West Berlin. . 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!. 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. . 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. Standard SS6H7: . THE STUDENT WILL EXPLAIN CONFLICT AND CHANGE IN Europe to the 21. st. century.. b. Explain the origins of the Cold War and the rise of Superpowers.. c. Explain how the collapse of the Soviet Union led to the end of the Cold War and German reunification.. By end of WWII, alliance between G.B., U.S., and U.S.S.R. disintegrating. Cold war = competition for global influence between democracy/capitalism and communism. Led to: alliances (-> “iron curtain”), client states, arms race, diplomatic . Berlin Airlift. Station B. Korean War. Station C. Sputnik. Station D. U-2 Incident. Station E. Marshall Plan. Station F. Berlin Wall. Station G. Cuban Missile Crisis. Station A: Berlin Airlift. Your Task .