Question

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.
It would make West Berlin much bigger than East Berlin.

Answer 1

It would give West Berlin access to Western economic and political influence, undermining Soviet control in East Germany.