📜 History of the Berlin Airlift and the Cold War Tension between the Soviet Union and their former World War 2 Allies escalated into a hostile blockade of Berlin. All sides wanted to avoid another war, but the United States, Great Britain, and France refused to bend to Stalin's pressure. They came up with a daring plan to supply Berlin by air. * Watch Extra History ad-free & get 1-week early access on NEBULA https://go.nebula.tv/extrahistory * Suggest & Vote on our next episodes, get exclusive content & 24-hour early access on PATREON https://bit.ly/EHPatreon * Show off your fandom with MERCH from our store! http://extracredits.store/ Interested in sponsoring an episode? Email us: extracredits@standard.tv TWITTER: http://bit.ly/ECTweet I FACEBOOK: http://bit.ly/ECFBPage INSTAGRAM: http://bit.ly/ECisonInstagram I TIKTOK: https://bit.ly/ECtiktokz BLUESKY: https://bit.ly/ECBlueSky I TWITCH: https://bit.ly/ECtwitch GAMING: null Thanks for the high-quality conversations & for following our community guidelines here: https://bit.ly/ECFansRNice Artist: Joseph Maslov I Writer: Robert Rath & James Portnow I Voice: Daniel Floyd I Editor: Carrie Floyd I ♪ Extra History Theme by Demetori: http://bit.ly/1EQA5N7 I ♪ Extra History Theme by Sean & Dean Kiner #ExtraHistory #BerlinAirlift #History