Question

How does this witness describe her experience? What is her point of view?

Describe your answer in two to three sentences.

We were so scared about what would happen if the Soviets took over the city. The Soviet army had treated us brutally when the war ended in 1945. Our very survival depended upon the Allies.

Only two days after the blockade started, the first planes began to arrive. They were full of coal, food, medical supplies, power plant machinery, soap, and paper. Airplanes took off every three minutes around the clock. Whenever a plane landed in Berlin, its crew stayed with it. A snack bar would roll up with food, and weather announcers arrived in jeeps with weather updates. As soon as Germans unloaded the last bit of cargo, the plane would take off.

Answer 1

The witness describes living in fear of a Soviet takeover—recalling brutal treatment in 1945—and feeling that the city's survival depended entirely on the Allies. Her point of view is that of a grateful Berlin civilian relieved and awed by the nonstop, highly organized airlift that brought food, coal, and supplies.