The Berlin Blockade led to the Berlin Airlift as Western Allies responded to Soviet attempts to block land access to which city?

• A. East Berlin
• B. Munich
• C. West Berlin
• D. Bonn

Answer: (C)

The Berlin Blockade targeted West Berlin. The Soviets cut off land routes—roads, rails, and canals—to the Western-held sector of Berlin, which was separated from the Soviet-controlled areas. West Berlin stayed alive thanks to the Berlin Airlift, a massive effort to fly in food, fuel, and supplies so the city wouldn’t fall to the blockade. This emphasized the division of Berlin and the Western Allies’ commitment to keeping West Berlin as a Western enclave behind the Iron Curtain. East Berlin, Bonn, and Munich weren’t the cities involved in this specific blockade.