How a Cold War Airlift Saved Berlin With Food, Medicine and Chocolate | Retro Report

A Soviet blockade around Berlin cut the city off from the West. But in 1948 U.S. and British pilots began to fly supplies to the Allied sectors. Lesson plan for educators: Sign up for a free Retro Report in the Classroom newsletter to receive free teacher resources: Browse through dozens more lesson plans and videos here: This video is part of Gilder Lehrman’s free online course on The Cold War for middle and high school students. See the course here: CONNECT WITH RETRO REPORT Website: Twitter: Facebook: Instagram: YouTube: Retro Report in the Classroom: Retro Report Newsletter: Retro Report is an independent, nonprofit news organization that injects context into today’s discussions of both current events and history. Learn more at .