The 1850s was a tumultuous decade in American history. Animosity over the divisive issue of slavery grew, and the nations slipped closer to violence. What events do you think are most representative of the tumultuous decade of the 1850s? Identify and describe at least 3 events and discuss why you feel they are representative of this time of divisiveness and growing animosity.
Who was John Brown? Why was this figure viewed as a hero by many of Americans, and as a villain by others? How is John Brown representative of the growing animosity related to the issue of slavery?

the berlin blockade was an international crisis that arose from an attempt by the soviet union, in 1948–49, to force the western allied powers (the united states, the united kingdom, and france) to abandon their post-world war ii jurisdictions in west berlin. in march 1948 the allied powers decided to unite their different occupation zones of germany into a single economic unit. in protest, the soviet representative withdrew from the allied control council. coincident with the introduction of a new deutsche mark in west berlin (as throughout west germany), which the soviets regarded as a violation of agreements with the allies, the soviet occupation forces in eastern germany began a blockade of all rail, road, and water communications between berlin and the west. on june 24 the soviets announced that the four-power administration of berlin had ceased and that the allies no longer had any rights there.

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