The blockade of Berlin ... the Western sectors of Berlin. The USSR, which had been invaded twice by Germany, was alarmed at the prospect of a strong Germany. The Soviet leadership responded ...

On 24 June 1948, Stalin cut all land access to Berlin for the Allies, citing ‘technical difficulties'. This became known as the Berlin blockade ... an attack on the Soviet bloc by the USA ...

The Berlin blockade and subsequent airlift proved to be a public relations bonanza for the United States in the Cold War against the Soviet Union. The American military provided humanitarian ...

Out of a military alliance of shared aims emerged two hostile camps, and these tensions were felt most acutely in Berlin.

BERLIN, Aug. 14, 1961 (UPI) -- East Berlin is a city under siege. Germans recall 1953 revolt BERLIN, Aug. 14, 1961 (UPI) -- Eight years ago this summer the Soviet zone of Germany exploded into ...

This woman's hat had tiny US and British flags to mark the occasion Dignitaries from around the world have gathered in Berlin to commemorate ... Berlin airlift. The Soviet Union entirely blockaded ...

The Soviets could seize Berlin ... blockade of Cuba Kennedy’s final decision was a US blockade of Cuba, which Kennedy called a ‘quarantine zone’, and which could stop further Soviet missiles ...

enjoying the summer sun against the dramatic background of bombed-out Berlin. The exhibit features works by the likes of prominent Soviet artists such as Ilya Arons and Valery Ginzburg ...