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The Soviet Union believed that the blockade of Berlin was a strategic move because they wanted to assert their control over the city and prevent the Western Allies from accessing their sectors in Berlin. This was seen as a way to gain leverage and influence in post-World War II Europe.

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How did the US and Soviet Union respond to Stalin's blockade of West Berlin?

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The Soviet blockade of West Berlin, known as the Berlin Blockade lasted from 24 June 1948 - 12 May 1949.


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Stalin. He was in power from the 1930s to the early 1950s. The Berlin Blockade occured in 1948.


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What impact did the Berlin blockade have on the allies?

The Berlin Blockade was supposed to cause the allies to give up western Berlin to the Soviet forces, but instead the allies constantly airlifted supplies past the blockade until it was lifted.


Truman ended the Soviet blockade of Berlin by?

ordering a massive airlift


German city part of which was threatened by a soviet blockade in 1948?

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