Which term describes the 1948-1949 operation in which the United States and its allies supplied West Berlin after the Soviet blockade?

• A. Berlin Airlift
• B. Berlin Wall
• C. Big Stick Diplomacy
• D. Black Codes

Answer: (A)

The question tests knowledge of how the United States and its allies responded to the Soviet blockade of West Berlin in 1948–49. The operation that describes this response is the Berlin Airlift, a massive effort to fly in food, fuel, and other essentials to sustain West Berlin for almost a year. It demonstrated resolve and alliance cohesion without triggering a direct land confrontation, preserving access to the city through air corridors. The Berlin Wall was built later, in 1961, to separate East and West Berlin; Big Stick Diplomacy refers to Theodore Roosevelt’s broader approach to international power, not this specific event; and Black Codes are post-C Civil War laws in the American South, unrelated to the Cold War crisis. So the Berlin Airlift is the term that best fits this historical event.