Which statement best describes the reason why the Allies responded to the Berlin blockade by airlifting supplies to the city? They did not have enough troops to attack the USSR. They controlled only the water routes to Berlin. They controlled only one land route into West Berlin. They did not want to use military force against the USSR.

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Emery Maldonado

5 December, 23:29

Which statement best describes the reason why the Allies responded to the Berlin blockade by airlifting supplies to the city? They did not have enough troops to attack the USSR. They controlled only the water routes to Berlin. They controlled only one land route into West Berlin. They did not want to use military force against the USSR.

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Caroline · Answer 1

The Berlin blockade is known as the first event of the Cold War, which was between the URSS and the US without direct actions against each other. The blockade was a response to the monetary reform that invented a German Mark and the soviets were against it, so they blocked all the routes to Berlin without letting it have supplies. The answer is They did not want to use military force against the USSR, a big characteristic of the Cold War.

Enzo Barnes · Answer 2

The correct answer is D) They did not want to use military force against the USSR.

The statement that best describes the reason why the Allies responded to the Berlin blockade by airlifting supplies to the city is "They did not want to use military force against the USSR."

In 1948, Soviet leader Joseph Stalin wanted to stop any international aid to West Germany, so he decided to block all entrances because England, the United States, and France were decided to send supplies to West Germany. So the three countries opted for the best option to avoid another armed confrontation: send the supplies by air. So that is how the sned supplies for almost one year until Stalin decided to end the blockade on May 12, 1949.