The United States and other Western nations responded to the Berlin blockade by

a. ignoring the Soviet Union's awkward attempts at expansionism.
b. airlifting supplies into the isolated city.
c. threatening to use nuclear weapons against the Soviet Union.
d. negotiating with the Soviet Union.


ANS: b

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