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Who was in power of the USSR during the Berlin blockade?
Stalin. He was in power from the 1930s to the early 1950s. The Berlin Blockade occured in 1948.
Why did the the Soviets blockade the West Berlin?
The Soviet wanted to supply Berlin with food and fuel to gain complete control over Berlin. The Soviet Union could have used this control to scare the Western Allies into doing their bidding.
Why was west Berlin described as a bone in the throat of soviet union?
West Berlin was an outpost of Western European and American influence deep in Soviet-controlled territory.
Explain why the soviet union blockade Berlin in 1948?
{| |- | It was actually fairly simple. Berlin was deep into East Germany. Its only connection to West Germany was through a railroad corridor. By cutting the rail line, the Soviets prevented any ground transportation from reaching the city. The only method of getting goods there was through aircraft. |}
In 1961 the Soviet Union attempted?
In 1961 the Soviet Union attempted to take over West Berlin.
Why did the Soviets limit access by Western peoples to their satellites and the Soviet Union?
It would have indicated or promoted a collapse of the Soviet Union.
How far out did the Berlin Blockade extend?
The Soviet Union did not blockade its own zone, so the blockade applied only to the three Western sectors of Berlin: it did not 'extend out'.
What led to the Soviets blockade West Berlin?
a reunification of the three western zones of occupation
Why was West Berlin described as a bone in the throat and threat of the Soviet Union?
Why was West Berlin described as a "bone in the throat" of the Soviet Union
Who was the president of the Soviet Union when the Berlin Wall collapsed?
The President of the Soviet Union when the Berlin Wall collapsed, in 1989, was President Mikhail Gorbachev.
When did the Soviet army capture berlin?
When did the soviet union capture berlom
What was the Berlin airlift and why was it needed?
The Berlin Airlift was a military operation designed to provide food and supplies to the city of Berlin from 1948-1949. After World War II, German and the city of Berlin were divided into four sections, each controlled by a separate power: the United States, Great Britain, France, and the Soviet Union. Berlin was in the Soviet section of German and the Soviet Union wanted to take complete control of Berlin, so they blocked all of the roads and railways into Western Berlin in order to force the other nations to abandon the city. In response, the Western governments began flying supplies into the city in order to circumvent the Soviet blockade.
