What was the Berlin Airlift?
a) a joint American, British, and French operation to supply nearly three million Berliners with food, clothing, and fuel after the Soviets cut off land access to the city
b) a joint American, British, and French operation to airlift Berliners out of the Soviet zone of control
Consider This: Vyacheslav Molotov had warned, “What happens to Berlin, happens to Germany; what happens to Germany, happens to Europe.” See 14.2.3: Brinkmanship in Berlin.
c) a joint American, British, and French operation to airlift war materials into Berlin to help its citizens prepare for a full invasion by the Soviet Union
Consider This: Vyacheslav Molotov had warned, “What happens to Berlin, happens to Germany; what happens to Germany, happens to Europe.” See 14.2.3: Brinkmanship in Berlin.
d) a joint American, British, and French operation to help their citizens who were trapped in Berlin get out in advance of a Soviet takeover
Consider This: Vyacheslav Molotov had warned, “What happens to Berlin, happens to Germany; what happens to Germany, happens to Europe.” See 14.2.3: Brinkmanship in Berlin.
a) a joint American, British, and French operation to supply nearly three million Berliners with food, clothing, and fuel after the Soviets cut off land access to the city
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