Because of disputes with the Western powers on the issue of German economic recovery versus reparations, the Soviet Union

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The Soviet Union blockaded Berlin in 1948 in response to the Western powers' decision to introduce a new currency in their zones of occupation, which the Soviet Union saw as a violation of the Potsdam Agreement. The blockade resulted in the Berlin Airlift, in which the Western powers airlifted supplies to the city for over a year.

Because of Disputes with the Western Powers on the Issue