Source 37 states that Josip Tito is not loyal to the Soviet Union and is greedy. The Source shows that he is not loyal by making him wear a cloak that says "Judas" and Judas is the ultimate betrayer in history, having been the one who betrayed Jesus. So he is a betrayer because he is interacting with the United States by accepting their money and the USSR, whose government he was part of, hated the USA. Tito is also shown as being greedy because he will do anything, even beg America, to obtain money. That is what Source 37 shows about Josip Titio.
2. Why do you think Stalin was so hostile to Tito?
Stalin was so hostile to Tito because he was afraid of losing control of Yugoslavia. Originally, Yugoslavia was only country to resist being taken over by the USSR, thus already being a threat to the government. Then when Tito was contemplating taking the Marshall Aid money, he was even more fo a threat to Stalin because he was not following Stalin's orders. Therefore, Stalin was hostile to Tito because Tito was threatening his power.
3. Look back at the map in Source 27 on page 71. How does the geographical position of Yugoslavia help to explain why Stalin did not take any direct action (such as sending in troops) against Tito?
Stalin did not take any direct action, such as sending troops against Tito, because of the geographical position of Yugoslavia. Yugoslavia is surrounded by two countries that were not part of the USSR. As part of the Truman Doctrine, the USA might have tried to help Yugoslavia through Austria and Greece to resist Stalin. This might have also started a war and Stalin did not want a war so he did not take direct action aginst Yugoslavia.
4. Read Source 40 (p. 77). What reasons did the Soviet Union give for cutting off West Berlin?
The Soviet Union cut off West Berlin. They stated that they were not allowing traffic and barges in because of technical difficulties and they did not have enough coal to give West Berlin electricity. thos were the reason the Soviet Union gave.
5. Why do you think the USA did not believe these were genuine reasons?
The USA did not believe these were genuine reasons because they knew the true plan of the Soviet Union. The Soviet Union wanted to take over all of Europe and probably the world. Taking Berlin by cutting off the rest of the world so that Berlin would be poor was a perfect plan for the USSR. Communist appealed to the poor, so cutting off Berlin was taking one little bit of Europe at a time. Also, taking Berlin was like a test to the USA. It was seeing how much the USSR could do before the USA would start a war and is equivalent to a little child testing the rules. The third reason the USA did not believe that the USSR gave genuine reasons is that there is a small chance that all of these technical problems would happen at the same time. Therefore, the USA did not believe the USSR's reasons.
6. How do Sources 41–43 differ in their interpretation of the blockade?
Source 41, 42, and 43 differ in their interpretation of the blockade. Source 41 reports the Berlin Blockade to be a tie. Neither side won and the whole situation just increased the tension between the USA and USSR. Source 42 states that the USA "won" by showing the USSR how strong they are. Source 43 states that the USSR had nothing to do with the Berlin Blockade and the USA is full of liars who imagined it. Those are how the Sources differ because they all blame different sides and state that different sides won.
7. Which do you think is the most useful source for a historian studying the Berlin Blockade?
Out fo Sources 41, 42, and 43, the most useful source for a historian studying the Berlin Blockade is Source 43. That is because this source shows the views published by the Soviet Union about the Berlin Blockade almost forty years later. This may not be the most accurate depiction of the event, but it shows the views the USSR wished to publicly announce and how they looked back on the event after the fact. Therefore, this is the most interesting and useful source for a historian studying attitudes towards the Berlin Blockade.
8. Which source do you think gives the most reliable view of the blockade?
The most factual and reliable view fo the blockade is Source 41 because it was written by a historian who was not swayed by emotions present at the time of the blockade because it was written about thirty five years after the blockade.
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