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What was the effect of the berlin blockade during the Cold War?

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The blockade cut off the city's electricity, food and coal supply, as well as its access to the outside world. For the Allies, coming to the aid of West Berlin—a democratic island in the middle of a communist state—was non-negotiable.

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