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Berlin Blockade
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The Berlin Blockade was a blockade of Berlin imposed by the Soviet Union from 1948 to 1949, during which the USSR cut off Western access to the city. This event became a major Cold War confrontation that tested whether the Western powers would abandon their presence in Berlin.
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- Instance of
- blockade
- Part of
- Cold War
- Country
- Allied-occupied Germany
- Location
- West Berlin
- Image
- Bundesarchiv Bild 183-S85102, Berlin, Beseitigung einer Grenz-Straßensperre.jpg
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- Commons category
- Berlin Blockade
- topic's main category
- Category:Berlin Blockade
- start time
- 1948-06-23
- end time
- 1949-05-12
- has effect
- Berlin Airlift
- point in time
- 1948-06-24
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