y's capital, was also divided into four occupational zones but Berlin was located
in Russia's zone of occupation.
Soon following the war in the Pacific, the relationship between the superpowers
would soon begin to deteriorate further leading up to the Berlin Blockade. Soon Russia
and France began removing items from their zones in Germany to help rebuild their
homeland that Germany had demolished. Germans living in these zones began to move
into the U.S. and Britain zones where life was much better. Before long the U.S. and
Britain could not afford to feed all the mouths moving in. Russia and France used their
hatred for Germany as their excuse for what they were doing but it soured the relationship
between the great powers. In the attempt of the U.S. and Britain to help rebuild the
economy of Germany they introduced a new currency, the Deutchmark, in U.S., Britain
and French zones. They got France to agree by supporting their
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