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The Soviet Union and there sallities created this organization in May of 1955. This would be a mutinational security system between Moscow and there sallities. Amounf the reasons were to counter West Germany accpetence into NATO.
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With the end of the Berlin Airlift the partiction of Germany whould be completed. The Federal Republic of Germany (West Germany) was created in May of 1949. The Germany Democratic Republic (East Germany) was formed in October of 1949.
President Truman secured the governance of West Berlin by his decision to "Stay in Berlin." By staging the airlift, Truman proved the West's commitment to involvment in Germany.
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On July 14, 1949 the four year US monolopy ended when the Soviets exploded their first atomic device. Using spies at the Los Almos facility, the Soviets would no longer have to fear the nuclear threat from the United States.
In the first confrontation between the United States and the Soviet Union after the collapse of Germany, the United States was victorious. Western technology proved to be far superior to that of the East. The young United States Air Force, under extremely difficult conditions, was able to supply a city with food and fuel for nearly a year.
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Air traffic in American airports today is controlled with techniques developed during the Airlift.
West Berlin would no longer be the capital of Germany. Bonn became the capital of West Germany. East Berlin was the capital of East Germany.
The Berlin Wall prevented a nuclear showdown between Eastern and Western powers. On Sunday morning August 13, 1961 the citizens of Berlin could no longer travel from the east to the west. The Soviet Union erected barbwire, and later a brick wall to separate the city. This symbol of division remained until October 3,1990 when Germany was re-united.