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Berlin Blockade and Airlift !

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For Social Studies review. The Berlin Blockade and Airlift - Cold War.

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1
Where did the Berlin Blockade and Airlift take place?
West Berlin
East Berlin
Germany
United States
2
When did the Airlift end?
April 30, 1945
September 2, 1945
May 12, 1949
June 24th, 1948
3
What leaders were involved in the blockade and airlift?
Harry S. Truman, Dwight Eisenhower, John F. Kennedy
Adolf Hitler, Emperor Hirohito, Benito Mussolini
Franklin Roosevelt, Winston Churchilll, Joseph Stalin
Archduke Franz Ferdinand, Vladimir Lenin, Tsar Nicolas II
4
How often were planes taking off/landing?
Every 30 seconds
Once a day
Once a month
Every hour
5
What part of Germany was under the Communist (Soviet Union)'s control?
Western
Eastern
6
What was a key event?
All transit between between West Berlin and West Germany was cut off.
Berlin Wall is opened.
The Storming of the Bastille.
What?
7
What was a fun fact WE included in our slideshow
More than 15,000 flights and 45,000 tons of cargo were delivered per day
The "Cold" War wasn't really cold.
All support came from France
More than 1,500 flights and 4,500 tons of cargo were delivered per day
8
True or False: The Berlin Blockade and Airlift started in July 24th, 1947
True
False
9
True or False: The blockade did NOT cause concerns about a real war
False
True
10
What happened?
The French Revolution
Archduke Franz Ferdinand was assasinated which started the first world war
All land and river traffic between West Berlin and West Germany was blocked
Western Aliies provided vital supplies to East Berlin by air