For our purposes, we will define capitalism as an economic system in which there is private ownership (as opposed to state ownership) and where there is an impetus to produce profit, and thereby wealth. ... These investors often reinvest their profits to improve and expand the business or acquire new ones.
By spring 1949, the Berlin Airlift proved successful. The Western Allies<span> showed that they could sustain the operation indefinitely. At the same time, the Allied counter-blockade on eastern Germany was causing severe shortages, which, Moscow feared, might lead to political upheaval.</span>
