Question 178 of 300 · General section

From June 1948 to May 1949, the citizens of West Berlin were supplied by an airlift. What was the reason for this?

Correct answer

The Soviet Union interrupted all land transportation.

All answer options

  1. 1For France, supplying the West Berlin population by air was more cost-effective.
  2. 2The American soldiers were afraid of being attacked during land transportation.
  3. 3For Great Britain, supplies were faster via the airlift.
  4. 4The Soviet Union interrupted all land transportation.Correct

Why is this answer correct?

From June 1948 the Soviet Union blockaded all land and water routes into West Berlin to force the Western powers out of the city. They responded with the airlift: for almost a year, "raisin bombers" supplied two million people from the air.

Facts about this question

Question number
178 of 460
Section
General section (questions 1–300)
Success rate
85% answer it correctly
Source
Official BAMF question catalogue

This question is reproduced unchanged from the official question catalogue of the German Federal Office for Migration and Refugees (BAMF). The real Einbürgerungstest draws 33 questions from this set; 17 correct answers are needed to pass.

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