Question 178
From June 1948 to May 1949, the citizens of West Berlin were supplied by an airlift. What circumstance was responsible for this?
Deutsch: Vom Juni 1948 bis zum Mai 1949 wurden die Bürgerinnen und Bürger von West-Berlin durch eine Luftbrücke versorgt. Welcher Umstand war dafür verantwortlich?
Answer options
- For Great Britain, supply via the airlift was faster.
- For France, supplying the West Berlin population by plane was more cost-effective.
- The Soviet Union interrupted all traffic by land.✓ Correct answer
- The American soldiers were afraid of robberies during land transport.
Explanation
After the Second World War, Germany was divided into occupation zones, as was the city of Berlin. Political tensions between the Western powers and the Soviet Union intensified in 1948, with West Berlin as a western sector deep in Soviet-controlled territory. In this situation, there were massive restrictions on supplies, which required an extraordinary organizational and logistical measure to supply the population with essential goods.
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