The NATO Finland Norway Sweden North Denmark Netherlands United Kingdom Belgium Luxembourg Poland Soviet Union Iceland Germany Canada United States France Hng Romania Italy Yugoslavia Black Sea Portugal Spain Greece Turnkey Atiantic Mediterranean Sea Ocean Moroco Algeria Tunisia North Atlantic Treaty Warsaw Treaty Organization (NATO) Organization (Warsaw Pact)The Berlin Airlift, 1948 • In 1948, US, France, and Britain decided to found the Federal Republic of Germany. In June, the Soviets reacted by cutting off Western land access to the city of Berlin that sat well inside the Soviet zone. In response, Truman ordered U.S. planes to fly in supplies to the people of West Berlin. The Berlin Airlift lasted almost a year. In May 1949, the German Democratic Republic. In April 1949, the United States, Canada, and many western European nations founded the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO)