Question
Why did the Soviet Union want to prevent a united West Berlin? (1 point) Responses It would allow West Germans to freely enter East Germany. It would allow West Germans to freely enter East Germany. It would be considered a threat to the Soviet Union. It would be considered a threat to the Soviet Union. It would draw valuable natural resources. It would draw valuable natural resources. It would make West Berlin much bigger than East Berlin.
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The correct response is: "It would be considered a threat to the Soviet Union."
The Soviet Union perceived a united West Berlin as a potential threat because it represented a stronghold of Western influence and capitalism directly within East Germany and close to the Soviet Union's sphere of influence.
The Soviet Union perceived a united West Berlin as a potential threat because it represented a stronghold of Western influence and capitalism directly within East Germany and close to the Soviet Union's sphere of influence.