Ways Russia tried to block off and destroy Germany.

> Soviets blocked of rail, road and water access.

> bombed Berlin.

> inflated the market with their own money.

> had political consequences

> communists forced the berlin city council to adjourn.

Statistics about the Berlin Airlift.

> 300,000 west berliners gathered at the reichstag to show their opposition to soviet domination.

> Two and a half million Berliners, spread between four zones of occupation.

> One plane landed every 45 seconds at tempelhof airport

Planes and aircraft used in the berlin airlift

> B- 29 bombers

> american C-54's

Works Cited

“The Berlin Airlift, 1948-1949.” Office of the Historian , history.state.gov/milestones/1945-1952/berlin-airlift.

“The Berlin Airlift.” The Berlin Airlift, www.spiritoffreedom.org/airlift.html.

My Reaction

I'm surprised this actually happened with a heavily guarded city with separate sectors and having to have food by aircraft that can be shot down at any moment, i found it astonishing that it actually worked, with all of the factors, and a looming threat, they actually did it which weakened stalin and his regime through what they did to berlin.