2. Berlin Blockade
• Stalin decided that the
Western powers would
have to be driven from
West Berlin.
• In the summer of 1948 he
blocked all road, rail and
water links to West Berlin
from the Western zones.
• With these supply lines
blocked, Stalin thought
that the West would have
to withdraw and leave
West Berlin to him.
3. Berlin Airlift
• The Western Allies
decided to bring
essential supplies to
West Berlin by air.
• It was a huge
operation and lasted
almost a year.
• In the end, Stalin saw
that Truman would
not give in so he
ended the Blockade.