After the defeat of Germany, the Cold War started and it divided Europe in two blocks. The same happened with Berlin. A division was set between Soviet-controlled East Berlin and the democratic western section of the city, controlled by British, French and Americans. Because of the many citizens from East Germany searching for better opportunities on the West Germany, the Soviet Union blocked the Western Allies railway, road, and canal access to the sectors of Berlin under Western control. That was known as the Berlin Blockade.
