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Unit 2: International Relations 1945 to 2003 (the Cold War)
Quick questions on Origins of the Cold War and the Berlin Blockade - CCEA GCSE History
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"The Berlin Blockade was triggered by the Western currency reform but caused by the deeper breakdown of trust over Germany. The West and the USSR could not agree on Germany's future: the West wanted to rebuild it as a strong democracy, while Stalin wanted it kept weak. When the West introduced the Deutschmark in 1948 as a step towards a West German state, Stalin saw a threat and used West Berlin's vulnerable position deep inside the Soviet zone to close the routes in.
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Name two reasons the wartime alliance broke down. [2 marks]
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What was the Berlin Airlift? [2 marks]
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What military alliance did the West form in 1949? [2 marks]
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