Zusammenfassung der Ressource
The Importance of
The Berlin Blockade
- (The first main crisis of the Cold War)
- USA and Britain proved they would stand up to Stalin
- BOOM!
- They proved they could defend
the policy of containment
- It showed there was a clear divide
between them and Germany wouldn't
unite for a while....
- It was a victory for the West
- One of many...
- It led to the formation of NATO
- It was the first crisis of the Cold War
and showed it consisted of threats
and mind games, not actual warfare
- It deepened the hostility between West and East Europe