Question

The Soviet blockade of West Berlin in 1948 was designed to prevent

Answer 1

The correct answer is D) people and supplies from entering or leaving West Berlin.

The Soviet blockade of West Berlin in 1948 was designed to prevent people and supplies from entering or leaving West Berlin.

Joseph Stalin ordered the blockade of Berlin to impede the United States, France, and Great Britain to enter West Berlin.

After the Yalta Conference of 1945,  the USSR was not happy with the agreements and the relationship with the western countries deteriorated so much. As all the roads and entries were blocked, the solution was to sent supplies via air. The plan was called the Berlin Airlift. Almost 700 planes served as means of transportation to offer help to West Germany for one year.

Answer 2

Answer:

The Correct Answer is D.

Explanation:

• Stalin cut off-road, water and rail line routes into the American controlled Berlin.
• Russia Controlled part of Germany including Berlin and this meant around a couple of millions of people were cut off from the rest of Germany and could not have food grains delivered.
• Stalin hoped that the western block would allow west Berlin to become part of Russian controlled East Germany rather than letting people of East Germany die by starving.