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Why was the Berlin Blockade important?
See it on the paper →Study Sources A and B. How far do these two sources agree? Explain your answer using details of the sources.
See it on the paper →Study Source C. Why was this source published at this time? Explain your answer using details of the source and your knowledge.
See it on the paper →Study Sources D and E. How far would these two cartoonists have agreed about the crisis over Berlin? Explain your answer using details of the sources and your knowledge.
See it on the paper →Study Source F. Is this source surprising? Explain your answer using details of the source and your knowledge.
See it on the paper →Study all the sources. How far do these sources provide convincing evidence that when the blockade began the Western Allies had a good chance of defeating it? Use the sources to explain your answer.
See it on the paper →Describe how the Allies reacted to the Berlin Blockade.
See it on the paper →This response was well answered and most candidates had a good understanding of the Allies reaction to the Berlin Blockade. They gained credit for relevant reactions such as, ‘They airlifted supplies into Berlin’, ‘Planes flew into West Berlin every few minutes’ and ‘The Allies would not give in’. Marks were awarded for the type of supplies which were flown in, including food, coal, petrol, clothi...
— Examiner report, February/March 2023, 0470/12 Q7(a) (Cambridge)
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