THE COLD WAR 1950 1973
THE COLD WAR
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Stalin prevented resources and supplies from reaching West Berlin, hoping to starve the W.Berliners into accepting Soviet leadership
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Stalin prevented resources and supplies from reaching West Berlin unless they would agree to his rule under Communism
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Both answers are correct
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None of the above
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Detailed explanation-1: -Contents. 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: -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: -In June 1948, Stalin instituted the Berlin Blockade, one of the first major crises of the Cold War, preventing food, materials, and supplies from arriving in West Berlin. The United States and several other countries responded with the massive “Berlin airlift, ” supplying West Berlin with food and other provisions.