In this political cartoon from 1948, Stalin and Truman are engaged in a game of chess. Stalin’s pieces represent the Berlin Bloc
kade and the Eastern Block. Truman’s pieces represent the Berlin Airlift and the Atlantic Alliance. What does this cartoon tell us about the relationship between the USSR and the United States at this time?
A) Truman ordered that supplies be brought to Berlin via an airlift.
Explanation:
During the Berlin Airlift, western countries delivered food and fuel to the city of Berlin through air because all other routes were blocked by the Soviet Union.
