Postwar period · Question 52 of 69
From June 1948 to May 1949, the citizens of West Berlin were supplied by an airlift. What was the reason for this?
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Answer
- D The Soviet Union interrupted all traffic by land.
Explanation
In June 1948 the Soviet Union blocked all land and water routes to West Berlin (Berlin Blockade). The Western Allies then supplied the city with food and coal via an airlift for almost a year. Berliners called the planes "raisin bombers".