In Response to the 1948 Soviet Blockade of West Berlin

question 86

Multiple Choice

In response to the 1948 Soviet blockade of West Berlin, the United States

• A) used an airlift to re-supply West Berlin.
• B) threatened to launch a preemptive nuclear war.
• C) allowed West Berlin to become part of East Germany.
• D) permitted the Soviet Union to participate in the government of West Berlin.
• E) exchanged the right to West Berlin for access to Prague.

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