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The main cause of the Berlin Blockade was the Cold War, which was just getting started. Stalin was taking over eastern Europe by salami tactics and Czechoslovakia had just turned Communist (March 1948). On the other side, the USA had just adopted the Truman Doctrine to contain the USSR.
(The Allies and Soviets had divided Germany and Berlin after WWII). The Soviets, strongly against German reunification, challenged this act by halting all traffic to West Berlin (controlled by the Allies) on June 24, 1948.As a result, West Berlin was now isolated from the Allies and surrounded by the Soviet Union.Hence, the Berlin blockade. With help from the British Royal Air Force, president Truman enacted a 24/7 airlift, Operation Vittles, that supplied 2 million tons to West Berliners.The Allies and Soviets had divided Germany and Berlin after WWII). The Soviets, strongly against German reunification, challenged this act by halting all traffic to West Berlin (controlled by the Allies) on June 24, 1948.