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The Berlin Blockade

Question 1 of 16

1

Who controlled Germany and Berlin between 1945 and 1948?

Select one of the following:

  • A provisional German government

  • The Allied Control Council - formed at Potsdam

  • The United Nations

Explanation

Question 2 of 16

1

How many zones was Germany divided into after world war two ?

Select one of the following:

  • 1

  • 2

  • 3

  • 4

Explanation

Question 3 of 16

1

How many soldiers did the red army have in Eastern Europe?

Select one of the following:

  • None - they had withdrawn all their troops from Eastern Europe

  • 2 million

  • 5 million

Explanation

Question 4 of 16

1

What were Stalin’s ‘ambitions’ for Eastern Europe?

Select one of the following:

  • For free and unfettered democratic elections to take place

  • For eastern Europe to become a buffer zone for the Soviet union

  • He didn’t mind, whatever the allied control commission decided

Explanation

Question 5 of 16

1

What did Britain and the USA do in January 1947 which annoyed the Soviets?

Select one of the following:

  • Carried out an airlift to Berlin

  • Threatened Stalin to get out of East Berlin

  • They merged their two zones to form Bizonia

Explanation

Question 6 of 16

1

What did the allies do in March 1948 to annoy the Soviets? (Again!)

Select one of the following:

  • The US and British met to discuss the formation of a separate West German state

  • The US and British met to discuss the formation of a separate East German state

  • The US and British threatened the use of the atomic bomb unless the Soviets withdrew from East Germany

Explanation

Question 7 of 16

1

What was the final straw, that made Stalin decide to block Western access to Berlin?

Select one of the following:

  • The West carried out threatening military manoeuvres in West Germany.

  • The West introduced a new currency into their occupation zones including West Berlin.

  • The West tried to kick the Soviets off the Allied Control Council

Explanation

Question 8 of 16

1

When did the Soviet Union begin their blockade of West Berlin?

Select one of the following:

  • May 1948

  • June 1948

  • July 1948

Explanation

Question 9 of 16

1

How did President Truman respond to the blockade?

Select one of the following:

  • Sent tanks to open up the blockaded roads etc.

  • He established an airlift to bring the supplies in.

  • He did nothing.

Explanation

Question 10 of 16

1

How frequently were Allied aircraft landing at the height of the operation?

Select one of the following:

  • Every 15 minutes

  • Every 30 to 60 seconds

  • Every hour

Explanation

Question 11 of 16

1

On average how much was ‘airlifted’ in to West Berlin on a daily basis?

Select one of the following:

  • 100 tons

  • 2,000 tons

  • 13,000 tons

Explanation

Question 12 of 16

1

When did Stalin lift the blockade?

Select one of the following:

  • May 1949

  • May 1948

  • May 1947

Explanation

Question 13 of 16

1

How many Allied servicemen died during the Berlin airlift?

Select one of the following:

  • 49

  • 79

  • 99

Explanation

Question 14 of 16

1

Which of the following are reasons why Stalin may have lifted the blockade?

Select one or more of the following:

  • Truman has threatened him with the atomic bomb.

  • It is possible Stalin saw the blockade was not working, so lifted it to avoid an unnecessary escalation.

  • Continuing the blockade reflected badly on communism.

Explanation

Question 15 of 16

1

How long did the Berlin airlift last?

Select one of the following:

  • 218 days

  • 318 days

  • 118 days

Explanation

Question 16 of 16

1

What Western organisation was created after the Berlin crisis?

Select one of the following:

  • NATO (North Atlantic Treaty Organisation)

  • The Warsaw Pact

  • The United Nations

Explanation

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