The Berlin Blockade was one of the major international crises of the Cold War. During the multinational occupation of post World War 2 Germany, the Soviet Union blocked the Western Allies’ railway, road and canal access to the sectors of Berlin under Allied control. Their aim was to force the western powers to allow the Soviet zone to start supplying Berlin with food and fuel, thereby giving the Soviets practical control over the entire city.
More info on Berlin airlift.
This video will explain the Berlin Airlift.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5GoIL9gVonQ
This website will give more information on the Berlin Airlift.
http://www.centennialofflight.gov/essay/Air_Power/berlin_airlift/AP35.htm
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5GoIL9gVonQ
This website will give more information on the Berlin Airlift.
http://www.centennialofflight.gov/essay/Air_Power/berlin_airlift/AP35.htm