The Berlin Blockade led the conflict between the USSR and
US/Western Allies as this blockade removed the railway access for the western
allies to gain access to the parts in Berlin which were under the control of
the allied forces.
America must extend commercial relations with Europe while insuring that the US has as little to do with European politics as possible. This is because if America gets too involved with European politics, then the US will lose more money in European wars that do not truly affect them.
<span>Significance: This was the first principle of American foreign policy. Peace, commerce, and honest friendship with all nations, entangling alliances with none.</span>
It was a relationship of hate and conflict