During 1948 and 1949, the Soviets blocked all land travel into West Berlin, forcing the United States to establish the Berlin Airlift to feed and care for the population of the city. In 1989, with communist control of East Germany crumbling, the Berlin Wall was finally torn down.
The most immediate impact of rising inflation is "higher prices". It should be noted however, that while this is the first major sign of inflation, there are other consequences as well.
