The blockade of Berlin was the first serious crisis of the Cold War. By 1948, the Western allies began moving towards consolidating their occupation zones in Western Germany into a single ...

This became known as the Berlin Blockade. Berlin could now only be accessed by air, resulting in a restriction on the freedom to travel outside Berlin for all Germans. A shortage of food - West ...

The first major crisis of the Cold ... Stalin cut all land access to Berlin for the Allies, citing ‘technical difficulties'. This became known as the Berlin blockade. Stalin did not intend ...

The flashpoint for the crisis became currency ... cut electric power to West Berlin. On June 24, the Soviets halted all land and water access to the city; the blockade had begun.

When media coverage obscures or ignores the real causes of the crisis and ... effect on the humanitarian situation, NRC said. The coalition imposed a complete blockade in November 2017.