After the War, Germany was divided into East and West. Below, a map of East and West Germany.
Berlin, the capital was also split into four. It was agreed that Berlin would also be divided. This annoyed the Soviets because Berlin was in their sector (Note – Berlin on the map)
Watch the video clip and answer the following in your books; 1) Why were the Soviets angry about the three Western sections of Berlin? 2) What two issues made Stalin angry? 3) What did Stalin do in response to these 4) issues in 1948? 5) Recall – What was the Truman Doctrine? Why would this make it unlikely that the West would back down (think about what the doctrine promised to do) 6) What was Truman’s plan? 7) How many tonnes were being lifted by Spring 1949? 8) What happened after 11 months? 9) Who won the airlift?