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Pros And Cons Of The Berlin Airlift

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February 4-11, 1945 a major World War 2 conference between Pres. Franklin D. Roosevelt, Prime Minister Winston Churchill of Great Britain, and Premier Joseph Stalin of the Soviet Union occurred in Yalta, Crimea, they appeared to plan the final defeat and the occupation of Nazi Germany on Berlin. (Yalta Conference) June 24, 1948 the USSR had blockaded West Berlin trapping thousands of starving cold people without help. The U.S., French, and British would not let this force of evil and conflict starve people, they airlifted well needed supplies to the helpless people. The USSR soon compromised and released their blockade on West Berlin. There were 2 major events that had an impact on the Berlin Airlift, one of those events was the Berlin Wall …show more content…

send help to the people in need, people in Berlin were starving and cold, winter was approaching and the people in Berlin were without fuel and shelter since German bombers destroyed most of the homes. The planes that brought hope and warmth were C-54s with a wingspan of 117 ft. and 4 Pratt and Whitney R-2000 Twin Wasp engines, allowing it to reach top speeds of 275 mph. That speed allows made it very difficult to airdrop supplies in, so the the US, Britain, and French used the air bases in their sector to airlift supplies in. The French had Tegel airport to use, the British had Gatow airport, and the US had Tempelhof …show more content…

One reason that the Soviets set up the Berlin Blockade had was that they believed that if they made it difficult for the West Berliners to get supplies such as food, fuel, medical supplies and many other things that it would impel Britain, France, and the U.S. out of the Soviet occupied side of Germany. (Berlin Airlift) The Soviets closed the border from East and West Germany in 1952. Up until 1961 East German citizens were a were allowed to cross into West Berlin, but then the Soviets closed that border too. (Berlin Wall Online) After they closed all the borders citizens in West Berlin were cut off from help, and the rest of the world, they were starving and winter would be coming soon. What would end these terrible times? One major event that fueled the beginning of the Berlin Airlift was the Yalta Conference. They tried to negotiate but the Soviets did not surrender. So the US and Britain began airlifting supplies to the cut off West Berlin. That was the beginning of the Berlin Airlift. There was a plane landing or taking off every 30 seconds (Berlin Airlift). The U.S. and Britain was constantly sending help and support to the families in need. What was the effect of the Berlin

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