The Berlin blockade after World War II showed Europeans that the USSR

The Soviet Union blockaded West Berlin in 1948–49 to pressure the Western Allies to leave the city. The Allies responded with an airlift, so the blockade did not show that the USSR could defeat them or split them apart. It demonstrated that the USSR was willing to use pressure to extend or protect its control in Eastern Europe, making B the best answer.

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