The Soviets blockaded rail and truck access to Berlin in an attempt to prevent?

Question

A. The transport of weapons of mass destruction.

B. East Berliners from leaving the city.

C. The spread of diseases.

D. German reunification.

Answer 1

kc is right, that was the bigger motive behind the whole thing. But also answer B, as "fleeing" teh part of Germany that was under russian rule was pretty easy in the beginning. You simply went to east Berlin and than crossed one of the checkpoints into West Berlin, where you were able to go to authorities and apply for a West-German passport.

The russians wanted to prevent that out of fear they were about to have control over a part of Germany that was basically free of people living there.

Answer 2

a NON communist presence

Answer 3

E. they were trying to cut West Berlin off from the west so that the western powers would give it up and it would be taken over by the Soviets/East Germans.