The Soviet Union started trying to control all of Berlin by cutting surface traffic to and from Western Berlin.
What is the importance of December 20th, 1948?
100
Sent the aid to Berlin
Who is Harry S. Truman?
100
This country wanted to take over all of Berlin.
What is the Soviet Union?
100
The total amount of aid (in tons) sent to Berlin was ____________.
What is 100,000 tons?
100
Stalin was too ______, and so Truman had to step in and express when enough is enough.
What is greedy/selfish?
200
The Soviet Union tried to control all of Berlin by cutting surface traffic to and from Berlin. They also began starving the Germans in Berlin.
What is the importance of June 23rd, 1948?
200
The leader of the Soviets
Who is Stalin?
200
This country sent supplies to Western Berlin when they were being starved.
What is the United States?
200
The daily amount of aid (in tons) that the Berliners needed was ____________.
What is 2000 tons?
200
Russia wanted to ________, so they wanted all of Berlin.
What is expand?
300
The British and American airlifts are combined under a single operational headquarters, with Major General William Tunner in charge.
What is what happened on October 14th, 1948?
300
The director of the berlin operation
Who is Lt. Gen. William H. Turner?
300
These two countries also shared Western Berlin with the United States.
What are Great Britain and France?
300
The main airfields in Berlin were the _____________, the ___________ and the __________.
What are the Tempelhof, Gatow, and Tegel?
300
Stalin cut off all _______ to and from Western Berlin and starved the citizens.
What is traffic?
400
"Operation Santa Claus" brings Christmas gifts to 10,000 Berlin children.
What is the importance of December 20th, 1948?
400
Nicknamed the Candy Bomber
Who is Gail Halvorsen?
400
Great Britain and France were on the Allies during ______, and so went with the US and the Soviet Union to conferences and also received a share of their "prizes" such as Berlin.
What is World War II?
400
The Russian blockade lasted from _____________ to ______________, but the airlift continued for several more months
What is June 24th, 1948 to May 11th, 1949?
400
The ______ was created because Russia wanted all of Berlin
What is the blockade?
500
At one minute after midnight, the Soviets lift their barricades and restore access from West Germany to Berlin.
What is what happened on May 12th, 1949?
500
Necessary to send the aid to the Berliners.
What is the Airforce?
500
Great Britain allowed the United States to deliver supplies to Berlin through the _____ ______ in case the Soviet Union was prepared to fight them.
What is the English Channel?
500
When the operation was at its peak, an aircraft landed every ___________.
What is minute?
500
Many people __________ because they did not have enough ___________.