The West responded to the blockade by transporting supplies including food to West Berlin.
Stalin did not blockade Berlin; he was already deceased at that time, and the blockade was created by Nikita Kruschev. President Kennedy's response was to airlift supplies into West Berlin, thus defeating the blockade of the roads. At the time, Kennedy famously said "Ich bin ein Berliner" meaning, I am a Berliner.
what was western allies response to the berlin blockade
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It began soon after WWII. Berlin was part of western Europe but it was entirely inside Russian territory and Russia blocked western vehicles to cross their territory in order to supply goods to Berlin. The western powers began an airlift to fly across Russian territory to Berlin
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How the Soviet's react to the blockade
They beasted it.
They placed a naval blockade around Cuba.
They placed a naval blockade around Cuba.
The Berlin Airlift was in reaction to the Berlin Blockade. The United States and allies delivered supplies to West Berlin.
The Soviet blockade of West Berlin, known as the Berlin Blockade lasted from 24 June 1948 - 12 May 1949.
At the time (June 1948) the Soviet leadership said that the blockade was a response to the introduction of the new currency, the West German Deutsche Mark, to West Berlin. They claimed that it was a violation of the Potsdam Agreement of 1945.
To avoid armed conflict with the West.
To isolate East Berlin from West Berlin
The population of West Berlin at the time of the blockade and airlift (1948-49) was about 2 million.
They did the Berlin airlift and flew in supplies to the city. My uncle was one of the pilots. They did this over a year.
To isolate East Berlin from West Berlin