HISTORY
THE COLD WAR ERA
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[CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
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airlifted supplies to the people of Berlin
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withdrew its troops from Germany
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sent troops into the Soviet zone of Germany
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built a wall between East Berlin and West Berlin
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Detailed explanation-1: -The United States and United Kingdom responded by airlifting food and fuel to Berlin from Allied airbases in western Germany. The crisis ended on May 12, 1949, when Soviet forces lifted the blockade on land access to western Berlin.
Detailed explanation-2: -It provoked genuine fears of war in the West. And instead of preventing the establishment of an independent West Germany, it accelerated the Allies plans to set up the state. It also hastened the creation of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization, an American-Western European military alliance.
Detailed explanation-3: -On June 24, 1948, Soviet forces blockaded all road, rail and water routes into Berlin’s Allied-controlled areas, stifling the vital flow of food, coal and other supplies. Soviet troop numbers dwarfed those of the Allies, which had drawn down after the war, so there was little the Allies could do about it militarily.
Detailed explanation-4: -The Berlin Airlift: The End of the Blockade (The Federal Republic of Germany was established in May 1949.)
Detailed explanation-5: -How did the response to the Berlin blockade affect the relationship between the United States and its allies? It improved their relationship because it showed that they could work together successfully to resist the USSR.