When the Soviet Union Denied the United States, Britain, and France

question 63

Multiple Choice

When the Soviet Union denied the United States, Britain, and France access to Berlin in 1948, President Truman responded by

• A) creating West Berlin as a separate city from East Berlin.
• B) denying the Soviets access to West Germany.
• C) declaring that an "iron curtain" had descended across Central Europe.
• D) organizing a gigantic airlift of supplies to Berlin.
• E) sending an armed convoy to Berlin.

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