POST WAR WORLD 1946 1959
BERLIN AIRLIFT
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Question
[CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
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People were leaving East Berlin to West Berlin for a better life
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Marshall Plan Aid
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Threat of a prosperous West Germany
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All of the above
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Detailed explanation-1: -Alarmed by the new U.S. policy of giving economic aid to Germany and other struggling European nations, as well as efforts by the Western Allies to introduce a single currency to the zones they occupied in Germany and Berlin, the Soviets blocked all rail, road and canal access to the western zones of Berlin.
Detailed explanation-2: -Joseph Stalin, the Soviet leader, imposed the Berlin Blockade from 24 June 1948 to 12 May 1949, cutting off all land and river transit between West Berlin and West Germany. The Western Allies responded with a massive airlift to come to West Berlin’s aid.
Detailed explanation-3: -On 12 May 1949, the USSR lifted the blockade of West Berlin, due to economic issues in East Berlin, although for a time the Americans and British continued to supply the city by air as they were worried that the Soviets would resume the blockade and were only trying to disrupt western supply lines.