Tempelhof Airport stands as a symbol of resilience in Berlin's tumultuous history. During the Berlin Airlift, this site ...

The blockade of Berlin was the first serious crisis of the Cold War. By 1948 ... It provoked genuine fears of war in the West. And instead of preventing the establishment of an independent ...

Ever since the Yalta Conference, it had been clear that Berlin was going to be a flash point in the Cold War, and this came ... A shortage of food - West Berlin only had enough food for 36 days.

Narrator: After World War Two, a 45-year struggle for global supremacy emerged: the Cold War. One side was ... Stalin blocked all land borders into West Berlin. This stopped food, medicine and ...

The meeting underlined the differences between the Allied powers, and set the stage for a post-war "cold" war ... creating West and East Germany and the divided city of Berlin.