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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Why was it necessary?
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Breaking the blockade might start a war but not doing anything would embolden the Soviets and abandon the people of West Berlin
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Breaking the blockade might end war but not doing anything would embolden the Soviets and abandon the people of West Berlin
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Either A or B
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None of the above
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -The Berlin Blockade was an attempt in 1948 by the Soviet Union to limit the ability of the United States, Great Britain and France to travel to their respective sectors of the city of Berlin, which lay entirely inside Russian-occupied East Germany.
Detailed explanation-2: -The end to the blockade was brought about because of countermeasures imposed by the Allies on East German communications and, above all, because of the Western embargo placed on all strategic exports from the Eastern bloc.
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