5. of or pertaining to a pastor or the duties of a pastor: pastoral visits to a hospital. 6. pertaining to or designating the herding of domesticated animals as the chief means of subsistence. 7. a literary work dealing with the life of shepherds, commonly in a conventional manner; bucolic.
Beginning on October 27, American and Soviet forces faced off at âCheckpoint Charlie,â an access point controlling passage across the wall. The Berlin Crisis was eventually resolved when the United States acquiesced to the wallâs construction in November 1961.
(The Allies and Soviets had divided Germany and Berlin after WWII). The Soviets, strongly against German reunification, challenged this act by halting all traffic to West Berlin (controlled by the Allies) on June 24, 1948.As a result, West Berlin was now isolated from the Allies and surrounded by the Soviet Union.Hence, the Berlin blockade. With help from the British Royal Air Force, president Truman enacted a 24/7 airlift, Operation Vittles, that supplied 2 million tons to West Berliners.The Allies and Soviets had divided Germany and Berlin after WWII). The Soviets, strongly against German reunification, challenged this act by halting all traffic to West Berlin (controlled by the Allies) on June 24, 1948.