How did the Berlin airlift contribute to the cold war?

• What did Berlin airlift have to do with the cold war?
  The Soviet Union blockaded all entry ways into Berlin, so the United States dropped supplies into the city via airplane.
  
• Why was the Berlin Airlift a symbol of the Cold War?
  Stalin made the Berlin blockade (closing the land route into the city) his open, provocative, and threatening repudiation of all the Allied agreements made during WWII. Like Hitler's moves prewar...
  
• How was Berlin Airlift important to the Cold War?
  The Berlin Airlift broke the backs of the Soviets, so to speak, by proving that there was a point at which they would stand down. The Berlin Airlift was the result of the Berlin Blockade. The Soviets...
  
• Did the Berlin Wall contribute to the Cold War if so how?
  yes. It prevented a war between east and west Germany (which would have resulted in a war between the east and west powers) as tensions were growing high in Berlin. there was huge emigration from...
  
• How did the Berlin blockade contribute to the start of the cold war?
  it increased the tension between the USSR and the West as both parties showed through the Berlin Blockade that they were firm on their stand. Stalin would not lift the blockade until Berlin was under...