USA HISTORY

POST WAR WORLD 1946 1959

BERLIN AIRLIFT

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
The airlift lasted for 6 months
A
true
B
false
C
Either A or B
D
None of the above
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Forever! If they are properly installed and maintained, our air springs can last indefinitely. Just check the pressure regularly, or use an on board air system to maintain it for you. Air Lift offers a Lifetime Warranty on all of our air spring kits.

Detailed explanation-2: -The crisis ended on May 12, 1949, when Soviet forces lifted the blockade on land access to western Berlin. The crisis was a result of competing occupation policies and rising tensions between Western powers and the Soviet Union.

Detailed explanation-3: -The airlift changed the relationship between the members of the Allied Occupation and the people of West Berlin and by implication the people of Western Germany. Whatever the politicians believed the soldiers and airmen of the allied forces looked upon the airlift as a humanitarian mission.

Detailed explanation-4: -On 26 June 1948, Western allies started a massive airlift to counter the Berlin blockade imposed by the Soviet regime.

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