The Berlin Blockade
Talk
Joseph Oakley, Centre for Lifelong Learning
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Event date
Friday 26 June 2020, 1pm to 2pm
Location
Online event
Audience
Open to alumni, staff, students, the public
Admission
Free admission, booking required
Event details
Lifelong Learning Lunchtime Lectures
The Berlin Blockade was the first major crisis of the Cold War. What did Stalin try to end 4 Power occupation of Berlin? In what ways did the Soviet siege affect Berliners? Why did the Blockade fail and what were the lasting results for Germany and Superpower relations?