Question

Select the correct option based on the following statements.
Statement 1: The last major crisis of the Cold War, the Berlin crisis began with the Berlin Blockade.
Statement 2: The Berlin Blockade was an attempt by the Soviet Union to limit the ability of the United States, Great Britain and France to travel to their sectors of Berlin.

• A. Statement 1 is true while Statement 2 is false.
• B. Statement 2 is true while Statement 1 is false.
• C. Both statements are true.
• D. Both statements are false.

Answer 1

The correct option is B Statement 2 is true while Statement 1 is false.

The first major crisis of the Cold War was the so-called Berlin crisis. This crisis began with the Berlin Blockade. Although Berlin was divided into four zones, the influence of Communist Soviet Union over the entirety of Berlin was much greater than that of America, England or France. The Berlin Blockade was an attempt by the Soviet Union to limit the ability of the United States, Great Britain and France to travel to their sectors of Berlin.