POST WAR WORLD 1946 1959
BERLIN AIRLIFT
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[CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
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10%
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1%
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3%
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5%
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Detailed explanation-1: -Postwar Division of Germany Led by Joseph Stalin, the Soviet Union wanted to punish Germany economically, forcing the country to pay war reparations and contribute its industrial technology to help postwar Soviet recovery.
Detailed explanation-2: -The beginning of the airlift proved difficult and Western diplomats asked the Soviets to seek a diplomatic solution to the impasse. The Soviets offered to drop the blockade if the Western Allies withdrew the Deutschmark from West Berlin.
Detailed explanation-3: -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-4: -The construction of the Berlin Wall did stop the flood of refugees from East to West, and it did defuse the crisis over Berlin.