During the multinational occupation of post–World War II Germany, the Soviet Union blocked the Western Allies' railway, road, and canal access to the sectors of Berlin under Western control. Germany remained divided until 1990. On September 30, 1927, Babe Ruth hits his 60th home run of the 1927 season and with it sets a record that would stand for 34 years. Stalin wanted to destroy Germany, and was stripping East Germany of its wealth. The airlift was one of the greatest logistical feats in modern history and was one of the crucial events of the early Cold War. The novel will become Alcott’s first bestseller and a beloved children’s classic. ...read more, On September 30, 1889, the Wyoming state convention approves a constitution that includes a provision granting women the right to vote. It began when the Soviet Union blocked railway and road access by the three Western powers (the Americans, British, and French) to the Western-occupied sectors of Berlin.The Blockade stopped after the Western powers used airplanes to airlift food and other things that people needed. The result of the Berlin Blockade in 1948 was that A. What was the end result of the Berlin Blockade? Another consequence of the Berlin Airlift was the … President Truman suddenly faced a crisis. On June 26, 1948, the Berlin Airlift began with U.S. pilots and planes carrying the lion’s share of the burden. After 15 months and more than 250,000 flights, the Berlin Airlift officially comes to an end. Millions of tons of food, fuel and other supplies were delivered. All Rights Reserved. The ACC met for the last time on March 20, when, after being informed that the results of the London meetings would not be shared, the Soviet delegation walked out. Born a Spanish citizen, Hernández would die in Cuba, but in between he became the first non-white person to serve at the highest levels of any of three branches ...read more, On September 29, 1928, Eliezer “Elie” Wiesel, the human rights activist and Nobel Peace Prize-winning author of more than 50 books, including “Night,” an internationally acclaimed memoir based on his experiences as a prisoner in Nazi concentration camps during World War II, is ...read more, British and French prime ministers Neville Chamberlain and Edouard Daladier sign the Munich Pact with Nazi leader Adolf Hitler. 12 May 1949, Stalin abandons the blockade Marshals, setting off a deadly riot. In June 1948, the Soviet Union suddenly blocked all ground traffic into West Berlin, which was located entirely within the Russian zone of occupation in Germany. The position of West Berlin was as precarious as ever. The Soviet Union and the United States went to war B. Eventually Stalin was forced to call off the blockade and the city of Berlin remained a divided city up until the late 1980s. Aims for Germany USA Rebuild Germany Prove that Capitalism was the best system Integrate capitalist areas to help each other Russia Get back all the money spent in war (10% of WG) Get back at Germany for all the damage done Reinforce the control over East Europe. HISTORY reviews and updates its content regularly to ensure it is complete and accurate. icecream17 November 22, 2010 . NATO and the Warsaw Pact were established. But if you see something that doesn't look right, click here to contact us! The blockade had been broken by a massive U.S.-British airlift of vital supplies to West Berlin's two million citizens. In 1947, he was put in ...read more, In Oxford, Mississippi, James H. Meredith, an African American student, is escorted onto the University of Mississippi campus by U.S. On March 9, 1948, Stalin met with his military advisors and developed a plan for forcing the Allies to meet his demands by "regulating" access to Berlin. As a result of Germany and Berlin being split into 4 zones, the Allied zones of Berlin were in the middle of Soviet control of Germany (East Germany) Stalin didn’t want the capitalist way to corrupt the communist way of living. Berlin was trapped in Soviet controlled territory and also remained divided. In October 1949, Stalin set up the German Democratic Republic (East Germany) . Results of the Berlin Blockade Germany remained divided until 1990. On 24 June 1948, Stalin cut all land access to Berlin for the Allies. 1) Turman is shown to be a 'goodie' because of his peaceful response to an aggressive Soviet action 2) It was a huge propaganda coup for the West and humiliated Stalin 3) Creation of … The Berlin Blockade was lifted 70 years ago, on May 12, 1949. The Soviets offered to drop the blockade if the Western Allies withdrew the newly introduced Deutsche Mark from West Berlin. Stalin tried to persuade Berliners to register for Soviet supplies in the East – only a small number agreed. ...read more. The Soviets offered to withdraw the blockade if the West withdrew the Deutsche Mark.