The Berlin Blockade was a Soviet attempt to block Western access to West Berlin by cutting off all transportation routes. This created tension between the US and the Soviet Union as it threatened the reunification of Germany and demonstrated the escalating differences between the two superpowers.
The Berlin Airlift was a massive operation in which the US and its allies delivered food, fuel, and supplies to West Berlin by air for over a year, bypassing the Soviet blockade. It was a show of Western determination and resilience, and it successfully sustained the population of West Berlin, further intensifying the tensions between the US and the Soviet Union.
3. Describe in 2-3 sentences how the Berlin Blockade created tensions between the US and the Soviet Union Resource LINK
a. Describe in 1-2 sentences what the Berlin Airlift did.
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