Over the wall - week 21

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Today's planning

 6.2. Friends and enemies in Berlin, 1945-1949

Mutual distrust

USA afraid that communism will spread to other countries.

Communism is a threat to democracy.

In their place the Soviet Union has the same fears. 

Capitalism causes inequality.

Nazi-Germany defeated, and now what?

The big three (USA, SU, UK) met at the Potsdam conference 

There they did not agree with eachother. 

There are 5 causes. 

Read 6.2.2. to find them.

Potsdam

v.l.n.r:

Churchil, Truman, Stalin

Potsdam

Germany and Berlin into four occupation zones. Each zone would temporarily be governed by one of the Allies.

Wat nu?

Ga aan de slag met de HW voor 6.2: opdrachten 1-8

Volgende les:

- Het verdelen van Berlijn, Duitsland en Europa. 

Truman & Marshall against Stalin

Truman Doctrine ; The USA actively engage to stop the spread of communism

Marshallplan ; economical support for European countries to prevent communism from spreading.

The Netherlands also had marshallhelp to pay for the reconstruction after the war. 

The blockade of Berlin (1948-49)

Stalin blocked all accesspoints to Berlin to try and take over the entire city. 

The Americans supported the citizens from Berlin with an  Airlift. 

For a year American airplanes provided the German people with food and other supplies. 

Why did Stalin not chose to shoot down the airplanes from Amarica?

What to do now?

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