The Soviet Union's 1948 blockade of West Berlin was primarily a response to the
A) Marshall Plan.
B) United States putting nuclear missiles in Turkey.
C) establishment of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization.
D) Truman Doctrine.
E) creation of a unified West Germany.

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The blockade was a direct response to the efforts by the Western Allies to unify the zones of Germany under their control, which included the sectors of Berlin they administered. This move towards the creation of a unified West Germany was perceived as a threat by the Soviet Union, leading to the blockade in an attempt to assert control over the entire city and prevent the establishment of a West German state.

The Soviet Union's 1948 Blockade of West Berlin Was Primarily