What was the purpose of the Berlin airlift?

(A) to supply West Berlin during a blockade by the Soviet Union

(B) to blockade West Berlin to contain the Soviet Union

(C) to supply East Berlin during a blockade by the Soviet Union

(D) to blockade East Berlin to contain the Soviet Union

Question

What was the purpose of the Berlin airlift?  
	
(A)	to supply West Berlin during a blockade by the Soviet Union

(B)	to blockade West Berlin to contain the Soviet Union

(C) to supply East Berlin during a blockade by the Soviet Union

(D)	to blockade East Berlin to contain the Soviet Union

anonymous · Answer

The answer is B because :The Berlin blockade was one of the first major international crises of the Cold War. During the multinational occupation of post–World War II Germany, the Soviet Union blocked the Western Allies' railway, road, and canal access to the sectors of Berlin under allied control.