The Berlin Blockade was a crucial event early in the years of the Cold War. It helped to give the geopolitical map its shape and had portentous implications for the Soviet Union and the Western powers in their mutual relations. So, to help us understand better the Berlin Blockade, we’ll take a quizlet on this event.

What is the Cold War?

The Cold War is an ideological conflict between the United States and sights of the Soviet Union from the close of World War II in 1945 to the early 1990s. Tensions, proxy wars and global influence competition characterized out two superpowers.

The Berlin Blockade

The Berlin Blockade was a Soviet attempt to isolate the Western Allies’ (the broadest term for the allies—especially including the British and French involved in the occupation of their zone of Germany) access to West Berlin, which was in the Soviet occupied area of Germany known as East Germany. It started in June 1948 and never came to an end. The Soviet Union wanted to compel the Western powers to discard West Berlin and permit the Soviets to rule it. Instead of capitulating, it was the West which reacted with the Berlin Airlift.

The Berlin Airlift

This was a massive logistical operation involving the United States, the United Kingdom amongst others, to supply food, fuel and such to West Berlin during the 1948 blockade. All told, from June 1948 to May 1949, a total of about 277,000 flights delivered the essentials to the isolated city and helped them to survive and lift the spirits of its residents.

The Quizlet

This quizlet on the Berlin Blockade and the Cold War is meant to quiz you on this historical event. Here are some sample questions you may encounter:

Question 1:

When did the Berlin Blockade start?

1. a) 1945
2. b) 1947
3. c) 1948
4. d) 1950

Question 2:

Why did the Berlin Blockade occur?

[1] a) To give the Western Allies access to West Berlin

1. b) To annex West Berlin into Soviet territory
2. c) To make the Western powers leave West Berlin

(To negotiate a peace treaty with the Western powers)

Question 3:

What did the West do in response to the Berlin Blockade?

1. a) By abandoning West Berlin
2. b) Because he was the man who initiated the Berlin Airlift.
3. c) For declaring war on the Soviet Union
4. d) By negotiating with the Soviet Union

The quizlet will have questions like these. Testing yourself in the confines of the Berlin Blockade and within the context of the Cold War will help you to better understand the Berlin Blockade.

Conclusion

The Berlin Blockade was a turning point for both the early years of the Cold War and the ideological and geopolitical splits between the Soviet Union and the Western powers. If you take a quizlet about this historical event, you’ll further your knowledge of this event and its ramifications. Good luck!