In order to break the soviet blockade against west berlin in 1948, the

were supplied with goods from air and the effort was known as Berlin Airlift.

Explanation:

Following the Second World War, Allied power divided Germany in different zones of influence. Berlin was located in the deep Soviet zone. Berlin was also divided into four sections shared by The United States, England, France, and the Soviet Union. The Russian blockade of West Berlin was an attempt to make other European powers to leave Berlin in the absences of goods and supplies. But the allied forces decided to supply their zones of control from air, which came to known as "Berlin Airlift".