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That would be the Berlin Airlift that last over a year from 1947 to 48. The entire needs of West Berlin were met by both British and American air transports. The Soviets wanted to claim all of Berlin for themselves especially since the city was situated 128 miles deep inside East German territory.

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How effective was the British blockade during the was and what was the gemans response?

Answer: During the WW1 the British blockade effectively isolated Germany, depriving that country of agricultural products and foodstuffs, thus creating heavy problems of nourishment especially for the civilians. The consequences of the blockade for the German war efforts were lower because Germany was rich of the necessary raw materials and could purchase them from Norway and Sweden, having the control over the Baltic Sea. Germany's response to the blockade was given by the actions of their submarines and auxiliaries cruisers led mainly against the enemy's merchant fleets. Furthermore, in 1916 the German Navy made a sortie in the North Sea with the bulk of her fleet in order to break the blockade and inflict heavy losses to the British Home Fleet. But the British Admiralty knew the German's secret communication code and was able, by taking proper countermeasures, to prevent his fleet of being overwhelmed. The battle that ensued lasted from May 31st through June 2nd and signed a tactical German victory because of the major losses suffered in number of ship, tonnage and human casualties by the British, but the latter gained a strategic victory because the German Fleet didn't dare to defy again that of their adversary for the remnant of the war, becoming, excepted for the submarines and a few of light units, a so called "Fleet in Being".


What year did the German blockade start and end?

The German Blockade (Blockade of Germany) started in 1914 and ended in 1919. The location of the Blockade was was the Atlantic Ocean and the Mediterranean Sea and the outcome was an Allied victory.


What was the British blockade and what was the result for the German people?

During World War II, the 'British blockade' was the effort on the part of British (and other Allied) naval forces to prevent Nazi Germany from engaging in profitable (or any) commercial interactions with other nations. While some privations were experienced in Germany on various scales, the blockade was not as significant as it had been in World War I, especially given Germany's success on the continent early in the war.


What is the following best characterizes the Battle of the Bulge?

It was a last German effort to stop the advance of the American and British forces.


Which event angered the soviet government leading to the Soviet blockade of Berlin and the Berlin airlift as a western response?

Britain, France, and the US decided to combine the German zones they controlled.

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U-boat warfare was the German response to the British blockade.


What is a true statement about Germany's use of U-boats?

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Which of the following statements is true about Germany’s use of U-boats?

U-boat warfare was the German response to the British blockade.


What ocean was under a naval blockade by the British and German submarines?

Atlantic.


The Soviet blockade of West Berlin was a response to?

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.


Which event most likely had the biggest impact on German citizens on the home front?

British naval blockade


Which of the following statement is true about Germany using U boats?

U-boat warfare was the German response to the British blockade.