HISTORY
THE COLD WAR ERA
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Question
[CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
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America’s plan to get rid of the Berlin Wall
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Necessary for supply of food and fuel to people of West Berlin
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Rescuing Berliners
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A plan for freeing East Berlin from communism
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Detailed explanation-1: -During the entire airlift, the U.S. and U.K. delivered more than 2.3 million tons of food, fuel and supplies to West Berlin via more than 278, 000 airdrops. American aircrews made more than 189, 000 flights, totaling nearly 600, 000 flying hours and exceeding 92 million miles.
Detailed explanation-2: -In response to the Soviet blockade of land routes into West Berlin, the United States begins a massive airlift of food, water, and medicine to the citizens of the besieged city. For nearly a year, supplies from American planes sustained the over 2 million people in West Berlin.
Detailed explanation-3: -The only way to supply the city was by the three air corridors into Berlin from Hamburg, Hanover and Frankfurt. Britain, the United States and other Western Allies flew aircrafts of supplies into Berlin’s Tempelhof, Gatow and Tegal airports.