Asked by gbg

The Berlin blockade after World War II showed Europeans that the USSR
wanted to challenge the United Nations to see if it was willing to take action.
was serious about expanding its area of control in Eastern Europe.
would be able to set the Allied powers against one another.
would be able to swiftly defeat the Allied powers in any altercation

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Answered by GPT-5 mini AI
was serious about expanding its area of control in Eastern Europe.

The 1948–49 Berlin Blockade was an attempt by the Soviets to force the Western Allies out of West Berlin and consolidate control over Germany; it demonstrated Soviet willingness to use pressure and coercion to extend their influence, prompting the Western airlift and closer Allied cooperation (and eventually NATO).