How did the United States respond to Joseph Stalin's blockade around Berlin?

a. Truman ordered that supplies be brought to Berlin via an airlift.

b. Truman put American forces on high alert and threatened atomic war if Stalin did not lift the blockade.

c. Truman ignored it.

d. Truman asked the United Nations to place an embargo on all goods going to the Soviet Union.

e. American forces forced their way through the road blockade with a caravan of armored tanks.

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Giselle Sutton

27 June, 11:24

How did the United States respond to Joseph Stalin's blockade around Berlin?

a. Truman ordered that supplies be brought to Berlin via an airlift.

b. Truman put American forces on high alert and threatened atomic war if Stalin did not lift the blockade.

c. Truman ignored it.

d. Truman asked the United Nations to place an embargo on all goods going to the Soviet Union.

e. American forces forced their way through the road blockade with a caravan of armored tanks.

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Kyla Hays · Answer 1

A) Truman ordered that supplies be brought to Berlin via an airlift.

Explanation:

During the Berlin Airlift, western countries delivered food and fuel to the city of Berlin through air because all other routes were blocked by the Soviet Union.