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The Allied forces, United States, Britain, and France divided West Germany and East Germany.
Grand Alliance - West Germany (Trizonia)
Soviet Union - East Germany. (1945)

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The allied forces also divided Berlin in half to create an Allied West Berlin and a Soviet East Berlin. (1945)

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US allocated funds, over $13 billion, and materials to the Western European countries for colonial and economic restoration starting in 1947.

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Bizonia was the combined military zones of Germany containing the British and American forces, and later the France in 1947.

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Soviet leader, Josef Stalin, implemented a trade blockade for East Germany to prevent the influence of the West. (1948-1949)

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The failure of the Berlin Blockade led to the Consolidation of Europe into two blocks which caused the Soviets to acknowledge the political rights and freedoms of West Berlin from the East.

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During the airlift, there were only two airfields - Gatow and Tempelhof - which, due to surrounding buildings, made landing difficult for the planes when the weather was bad. The airlift provided more jobs for men as they were needed for airfield operations and plane buidling however, the frequent landings caused to depressions and constant repairs.

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July 1st 1948, "Operation Vittles" lead the US and UK to deliver supplies to Berlin via airlift due to blocked transportation routes. President Truman used this operation to overrule the Soviets 'brute force and inhumanity'.

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The Allied delivered 13,000 tons of coal to 1,383 flights in Eastern Germany. Led the Soviets to lift the blockade after realizing that the US weren't going to stop sending aid.

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During the Berlin Blockade, the UK, France, Belgium, the Netherlands, Luxemburg, Denmark, Iceland, Italy, and Portugal signed the North Atlantic treaty in April 1949 stating that an attack on all would be an attack on all.