Berlin Blockade and Airlift Overview

Berlin Blockade and Airlift Overview

Assessment

Interactive Video

History, Social Studies, Geography

9th - 12th Grade

Hard

Created by

Patricia Brown

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The Berlin Blockade was a Soviet attempt in 1948 to limit Western access to Berlin, leading to the Berlin Airlift. The blockade arose from postwar tensions and currency reforms. Western powers responded with an airlift to supply West Berlin. The blockade ended in 1949, influencing European politics and leading to NATO expansion.

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10 questions

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What was the primary goal of the Soviet Union in initiating the Berlin Blockade?

To unify Germany under Soviet control

To limit Western access to Berlin

To promote economic growth in East Germany

To establish a new currency in Berlin

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What was the purpose of the Potsdam Agreement regarding Germany?

To establish a single German government

To divide Germany into occupation zones

To create a new German currency

To end the Berlin Blockade

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Why did the Western Allies introduce the Deutsche Mark in 1948?

To unify the German territories

To replace the Soviet currency

To stabilize the Western German economy

To initiate a new trade agreement

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

How did the Soviets react to the introduction of the Deutsche Mark?

By withdrawing from Berlin

By accepting it as legal tender

By introducing their own currency

By increasing trade with the West

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What was the main method used by the Western Allies to supply West Berlin during the blockade?

Sea transport

Rail transport

Road transport

Air transport

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What nickname was given to the aircraft used in the Berlin Airlift?

Freedom Flyers

Candy Bombers

Berlin Birds

Raisin Bombers

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

When was the Soviet blockade of Berlin officially lifted?

April 1949

May 1949

June 1949

September 1949

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