Author: s.walker

Berlin blockade
1948—1949

January 1947
Britain and the USA join their two zones together into Bi-zonia (two zones).
December 1947
London Conference: America, Britain and France meet to discuss Germany's future. Russia is not present.
January 1948
Russia starts to stop western literature being sold in the Soviet zone.
March 1948
The USA offers Marshall Aid. Stalin forbids Cominform countries to take part.
April 1948
Russia imposes a partial blockade of west Berlin - Allied transport into the city has to apply for a permit and is inspected.
1 June 1948
America, Britain and France announce they wanted to create a new country of West Germany.
23 June 1948
America, Britain and France introduce a new currency - this causes economic chaos in the Russian zone as everyone tries to get rid of their old money and change to the new currency.

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