Today we started presentations.
Berlin Blockade
- In 1948, the three western controlled zones of Germany's(US, France, UK) were united, and grew in prosperity due to Marshal Aid.
- The west wanted the east to rejoin, but Stalin feared it would hurt Soviet security.
- In June 1948, Stalin decided to try to gain control of west Berlin which was deep inside the eastern sector
- He cut road, rail and canal links with West Berlin, hoping to starve it into submission
- The west responded by airlifting in the necessary supplies to allow west Berlin to survive.
- In May 1949, Russia admitted defeat and lifted the blockade
Bay of Pigs
- Our Project
Cuban Missile Crisis
- October 1962
- For 2 weeks, both countries people were nervous.
- We quarantined (blockade) Cuba
- Next, was to do airstrikes to take out the nuclear missiles
- The plan then said we would invade Cuba
- The Soviet Union said they would withdraw their weapons from Cuba. The US said we would never invade Cuba in exchange. We also said we would withdraw our nuclear weapons from Turkey 6 months later.
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