During the late 1940s and early 1950s,the United States and the USSR came closest to war over

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The Soviet blockade of West Berlin in 1948-1949 was a major crisis that brought the US and USSR to the brink of war. The USSR cut off all land and water routes to the American, British, and French sectors of Berlin in an attempt to force them out of the city. The US responded with a massive airlift to supply food, fuel, and other necessities to West Berlin, and Soviet forces did not take military action against the airlift. However, the possibility of an armed conflict was very real during this crisis.

During the Late 1940s and Early 1950s,the United States and the USSR