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NSWModern HistorySection IV (Change in the Modern World): The Cold War 1945-1991
Quick questions on Berlin Blockade and NATO 1948-1949: HSC Modern History Cold War
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What is the Berlin Blockade, 24 June 1948 to 12 May 1949?Show answer
Stalin's calculation: about 2.5 million West Berliners depended on outside supply; without surface access, the Western Allies would have to abandon Berlin or abandon the new currency and West German state.
What is the Berlin Airlift?Show answer
The three air corridors agreed in November 1945 (Hamburg, Hanover, and Frankfurt to Berlin) provided guaranteed access at 10,000 feet. Soviet interference with the corridors had not been agreed and was never attempted (although harassment and shadowing did occur).
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