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= The Berlin Blockade =

They Divided the German capitol of Berlin just as they did the country itself, they believed if the entire capitol were in the communist controlled area, then all of Germany would be Communist.

The Berlin Blockade, also know as the iron curtain was a plan carried out by the Soviet's to block off the Western Allies' railways and roads to the areas Under Allied Control.

a Blockade was put up around the entire city, keeping all things from going in and Things from going off.

They Shut down the entire city, power and all, and left them with apprx. 35 days worth of food.

Their plan to was to shut off all communication with the outside world, leaving berlin to starve, and force them into Communist submission.

The only way to get supplies into the city would be by airlift, and The united States Put into Action "The Berlin Airlift."

over 4,000 tons per day required by Berlin during the airlift. A drop was made every three seconds.

The success of the Airlift was claimed to be humiliating to the Soviets, who had repeatedly claimed it could never work. The blockade was lifted in May, 1949.

One lasting legacy of the Airlift is the three airports in the former western zones of the city, which served as the primary gateways to Berlin for another fifty years.