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What was the Soviet union's goals in blocking land and water routes to west berlin

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The Soviet Union intended to block all routes in and out of West Berlin for two reasons. They wanted to stop all people from escaping, and they also wanted to stop other countries, such as the US, from giving the West Berliners supplies.
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to stop the western allies from providing supplies to west berlin
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