159k views
16 votes
Ow did the United States respond to the crisis in West Berlin in 1948–1949?

1 Answer

8 votes
The United States and United Kingdom responded by airlifting food and fuel to Berlin from Allied airbases in western Germany. The crisis ended on May 12, 1949, when Soviet forces lifted the blockade on land access to western Berlin.
User Cedric Petetin
by
4.8k points