The Berlin Blockade Summary

The Berlin Blockade

Causes

The fusion of the zones
o 1947 – Britain & USA fuse their 2 zones into a single administrative unit – Bizonia
o 1948 – France is added to form Trizonia
 Constitution set up (Allies planning to set up an independent state)
 Russians Alarmed – did not want a strong, rich Germany. As it raised the possibility of another attack on Russia (1914,1941)
o Western Allies also join their sectors of Berlin
 Contrast of lifestyles evident in Berlin (People from German Berlin could freely go into the western sectors.)

The Differing Economies of East and West Berlin & Germany
o Marshal Aid
o Reduction of Unemployment
 150,000 new jobs
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