COLD WAR ERA
IMPACT OF COLD WAR
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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: -On 26 June 1948, Western allies started a massive airlift to counter the Berlin blockade imposed by the Soviet regime.
Detailed explanation-3: -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-4: -How did the Allies-US, France, and Britain-respond to the Berlin Blockade? The Allies-US, France, and Britain-responded with the Berlin Airlift, where they delivered supplies and food to the people of West Berlin via the air.