1971 ⟶ Four-Power Agreement on Berlin
Four-Power Agreement on Berlin is signed by the United Kingd...
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🕊️ Berlin Blockade Ends
The Soviet blockade of Berlin ends with the re-opening of access routes to Berlin. The airlift continues until September, in case the Soviets re-establish the blockade. Brune argues, "Moscow realized the blockade had not been successful – it had drawn the Western powers closer together rather than dividing them. Finally, Western countermeasures had inflicted considerable damage on the economic life of East Germany and the other Soviet satellites."⟶
Berlin BlockadeBerlin AirliftGermanyCold WarUSSREuropeContainment
🧱 Berlin Wall Construction Begins
The Berlin Wall is built by the Soviets following the breakdown in talks to decide the future of Germany.⟶
BerlinGermanyCold WarUSSREuropeDivisionIron CurtainEast Germany
⚔️ Checkpoint Charlie Standoff
Checkpoint Charlie standoff between US and Soviet tanks begins.⟶
BerlinGermanyCold WarUSUSSREuropeTensionsMilitaryCrisis
🤝 Four-Power Agreement on Berlin
Four-Power Agreement on Berlin is signed by the United Kingdom, the Soviet Union, France, and the United States.⟶
BerlinGermanyCold WarTreatyUSUSSREuropeInternational RelationsDivided Germany
✍️ Helsinki Accords Signed
Helsinki Final Act of the Conference on Security and Co-operation in Europe signed by the United States, Canada, the Soviet Union and Europe.⟶
Helsinki AccordsEuropeUSUSSRDétenteCold WarSecurityHuman RightsAlliances
☢️ SALT II Agreement Signed by US and USSR
U.S. President Jimmy Carter and Soviet leader Leonid Brezhnev sign the SALT II agreement, outlining limitations and guidelines for nuclear weapons.⟶
SALT IInuclear armstreatyUSUSSRCold Wararms control