+
Handout
Mount Holyoke College

Mount Holyoke College: East German Communists and Origins of Berlin Blockade

For Students 9th - 10th
Provides the well-documented text of the article "The East German Communists and the Origins of the Berlin Blockade Crisis" by Charles F. Pennacchio.
+
Website
PBS

Pbs News Hour: Air Supply

For Students 9th - 10th
Provides information on the Berlin blockade, the Berlin airlift, President Truman's role, the pressures on Josef Stalin, and Europe's reaction. The story comes out in the form of an interview between Jim Lehrer and several subject matter...
+
Handout
Khan Academy

Khan Academy: Start of Cold War, Part 3: Berlin Airlift and Creation of Nato

For Students 9th - 10th
Discusses the Berlin airlift, NATO, and the National Security Act.
+
Website
BBC

Bbc: Blockade Ends

For Students 9th - 10th
This article and corresponding video discuss the end of the Berlin Blockade. Archived.
+
Website
Ducksters

Ducksters: The Cold War for Kids: Berlin Airlift

For Students 1st - 9th
Kids learn about the history of the Berlin Airlift during the Cold War. Planes were used to get around the Soviet blockade of Berlin.
+
Website
Ducksters

Ducksters: Quiz: Berlin Airlift and Blockade for Kids

For Students 1st - 9th
History Questions: Berlin Airlift Quiz, Test, and WebQuest
+
Handout
Harry S. Truman Library and Museum

Harry S. Truman Library and Museum: Events Leading to Blockade of West Berlin

For Students 9th - 10th
Details on how the Marshall Plan was the major event that led to the blockade of West Berlin by the Soviets.
+
Article
Siteseen

Siteseen: American Historama: Cold War Events (1948 1955)

For Students 9th - 10th
This article contains a summary and definition of the main Cold War events from 1948 - 1955.
+
Article
Siteseen

Siteseen: American Historama: Berlin Airlift

For Students 9th - 10th
The Berlin airlift was a rescue mission by the United States, Great Britain, and other western European nations to keep West Berlin alive despite the Soviet blockade.