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1. Berlin Wall a. Major Dates I. June 24, 1948, Stalin imposed a land blockade of Berlin to seperate the communists from the democrats. Russia didn't want it's section getting any ideas about running away. The first fence was made of barbed wire, which was ineffective, due to peoples' large desire to escape. II. Augut 13, 961 - Germans began a hasty, dsperate, yet affective bulding of the actual stone wall to keep Easterners east and Westerners west. It was highly effective and there were watchtowers and guards stationed at all of the places where escape would be easiest. III. 1965 the actual wall was built 100 yards inward, parallel. The strip between the walls was dug down and coated with gravel. It was called the Death Strip because many people tried to jump to freedom, but fell to their deaths in the pit. b. When it was built I. 8/15/1961 c. Who was Involved I. The Russians that controlled the area decided to block off Western Berlin from the democratic Eastern. The Berliners did not agree with this, as many families were split apart, and people were tortured for trying to escape through the border. d. End Result I. November 9, 1989 - Minister of Propaganda declares that private trips abroad could be made from eastern to western germany. In the following days thousands of families flocked the watch towers, where the control guards didn't know how to handle the people, and what the restrictions on crossing were. The massive flood of citizens was too much to contain, and they broke through, forever ending the division of the city. II. October 3, 1990 -The political conclusion of the wall. The wall had fallen, and the reunitingof Germany began.

2. Berlin Airlift a. Major Dates I. June 24, 1948, the Russians instituted a land blockade of the American, British, and French sectors- They only had enough coal for 45 days and food for 36 days. Without goods brought to them they would soon run out. Few believed the needs of 2,250,000 could be met by air transport and the outlook for the success of this effort was bleak. II. June 21, 1948, Air Force Lieutenant General Curtis LeMay gave a mandate to supply Berlin on June 26 b. What was used/statistics I. First, C-47's with a two and one-half ton capacity were used II. Later, C-54's that carried ten tons were used III. 4,500 tons a day of coal, food, and other supplies was the minimum needed to keep the city going IIII. 1,592,787 tons of supplies total was brought into Berlin V. Allied planes landed 12,941 tons in one twenty-four hour period, with planes landing every 61.8 seconds c. Who was Involved I. Russia - refused to allow food in to the Western Zones of Germany; they used hostility and repression to gain control of the Berlin police II. Western Zone - the Western zone was dependent on things shipped in by rail and truck d. End Result I. May 12, 949 - the Soviets called off the blockade but American and British flights still supplied the city until September 1949 in case Russia changed their minds II. The West Berliners continually fought off Soviet attempts to take them over because it was obvious the the airlift could go on for forever III. May, 1949, the airlift had become so damaging to the Communists that Stalin was forced to back down

It was called "Operation Vittles" by the Americans. There was an agreement on air access which had 3 corridors between Berlin and West Germany.

Agenda: Agenda May 24, 2010: Cara – Continue to fill out Berlin Airlift information Jamie – Continue to fill out Berlin Wall information Paige – Find a Youtube Video, Begin to form PP, Find another source

Ok ladies, good start. FYI- the airlift is also referred to as the Berlin Blockade so when you see that pop up in results its the same topic. Let me know if you have any questions. -Ms. L

Agenda: May 25, 2010: Cara - Look for any additional info on the Berlin Airlift & make sure Paige knows about updates. Work on handout. Think of wall and escape ideas for the simulation. Jamie - Look for any additional info on the Berlin Wall & make sure Paige knows about updates. Work on handout. Think of airlift materials for simulation. Paige - Continue to update presentation with info from the wiki, & decorate PP. Think of Russian tactics for simulation.

Agenda May 26, 2010: Cara- Draw up exact idea for simulation Jamie- Bring tennis balls for simulation Paige- Get 'supplies and packaging' ready for simulation ALL: Double check everything. Make sure there are no glitches, and read over part for PP presentation. If something is wrong, or there is an idea, communicate via text message. __ POWERPOINT PRESENTATION __



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