A) 1989 B) 1945 C) 1975 D) 1961
A) To divide East and West Berlin culturally B) To symbolize peace in Europe C) To prevent East Germans from fleeing to the West D) To promote tourism in Berlin
A) 1999 B) 1989 C) 2005 D) 1975
A) France B) Soviet Union C) United Kingdom D) United States
A) 19 years B) 28 years C) 15 years D) 42 years
A) Concrete wall B) Wooden barricade C) Steel mesh fence D) Barbed wire fence
A) The end of the Cold War and the reunification of East and West Germany B) The destruction of German culture C) The beginning of the European Union D) The start of a new wave of communism
A) Less than 100 B) Over 5,000 C) Around 1,000 D) Over 10,000
A) Richard Nixon B) Jimmy Carter C) John F. Kennedy D) Ronald Reagan
A) "Berlin Barrier." B) "Anti-Fascist Protection Rampart." C) "Wall of Shame." D) "Iron Curtain."
A) They dismantled their military presence in East Germany. B) They joined NATO. C) The Soviets instituted the Berlin Blockade in 1948. D) They immediately accepted the Marshall Plan.
A) An autocratic regime with no free markets. B) A purely capitalist system without any social welfare. C) A social market economy with a democratic parliamentary government. D) A centrally planned socialist economic model.
A) "Volkspolizei." B) "Ostpolitik." C) "Republikflucht." D) "Wirtschaftswunder."
A) Vyacheslav Molotov B) Konrad Adenauer C) Joseph Stalin D) Walter Ulbricht
A) Open more borders for trade B) Reduce military presence at the border C) Build up their border defenses D) Negotiate with West Germany
A) Neither sector B) Both sectors were equally accessible C) The Eastern sectors D) The Western sectors
A) 1956 B) 1953 C) 1954 D) 1955
A) Mikhail Pervukhin B) Nikita Khrushchev C) Willy Brandt D) John F. Kennedy
A) 1961 B) 1957 C) 1949 D) 1952
A) 30% B) 40% C) 10% D) Approximately 20%
A) 1957 B) 1951 C) 1961 D) 1949
A) Yuri Andropov B) Wilhelm Pieck C) Konrad Adenauer D) Walter Ulbricht
A) Better weather B) Economic reasons C) Political reasons D) Family reunification
A) 61% B) 80% C) 70.5% D) 50%
A) $10 billion B) $17 billion C) $5 billion D) $25 billion
A) John F. Kennedy B) Walter Ulbricht C) Nikita Khrushchev D) James Reston
A) James Reston B) Walter Ulbricht C) Nikita Khrushchev D) John F. Kennedy
A) 15 June 1961 B) 12 August 1961 C) 13 August 1961 D) 17 August 1961
A) 15 June 1961 B) 17 August 1961 C) 12 August 1961 D) 13 August 1961
A) He remained neutral and did not comment. B) He threatened military action against it. C) He promised to support its construction. D) He admitted that the US would not actively oppose it.
A) Döllnsee B) Moscow C) Vienna D) Berlin
A) 43 km (27 mi) B) 156 km (97 mi) C) 75 km (47 mi) D) 100 km (62 mi)
A) 75 km (47 mi) B) 156 km (97 mi) C) 100 km (62 mi) D) 43 km (27 mi)
A) Kennedy agreed with all of Brandt's suggestions. B) Kennedy offered financial support to West Berlin. C) Kennedy was furious. D) Kennedy ignored Brandt's comments completely.
A) CIA B) FBI C) The National Security Agency D) DIA
A) Tegel Airport B) Berlin Brandenburg Airport C) Tempelhof Airport D) Schönefeld Airport
A) Italian Brigade B) French Forces C) US Brigade D) UK Infantry Brigade
A) Exactly 50 B) Over 100 C) At least 70 D) Less than 30
A) 24 percent B) 4 percent C) 10 percent D) 58 percent
A) Hennigsdorf B) Blankenfelde-Mahlow C) Schönwalde-Glien D) Dallgow-Döberitz
A) Three B) Four C) Two D) Six
A) 58 percent B) 10 percent C) 6 percent D) 24 percent
A) Mikhail Gorbachev B) Egon Krenz C) Otto von Habsburg D) Helmut Kohl
A) Shooting orders (Schießbefehl) B) Shoot-to-kill orders C) Arrest and detain orders D) Capture alive orders
A) Project Escape B) Operation Freedom C) Unternehmen Reisebüro D) Sewer Rescue
A) Installed metal beams at checkpoints B) Deployed snipers C) Built zig-zagging roads at checkpoints D) Used water cannons
A) 'Over de muur' (1984) B) 'Berliners' by Roy Harper C) 'Heroes' by David Bowie D) 'Chippin' Away' by Tom Fedora
A) Five B) Seven C) Twelve D) Nine
A) Bridge of Spies (2015) B) The Innocent (1993) C) Night Crossing (1982) D) Good Bye Lenin! (2003)
A) Good Bye Lenin! (2003) B) Open The Wall (2014) C) Bridge of Spies (2015) D) The Tunnel (2001)
A) They were badly damaged by souvenir seekers B) They were moved to a museum C) They were completely destroyed D) They were all preserved in their original state
A) 'Berliners' B) 'Heroes' by David Bowie C) 'Over de muur' by Klein Orkest D) 'Chippin' Away' by Tom Fedora
A) 'Freiheit jetzt!' ('Freedom now!') B) 'Wir bleiben hier!' ('We are staying here!') C) 'Gerechtigkeit für alle!' ('Justice for all!') D) 'Keine Angst mehr!' ('No more fear!')
A) Berlin Tunnel 21 (1981) B) Night Crossing (1982) C) The Tunnel (2001) D) Good Bye Lenin! (2003)
A) Tom Fedora B) David Bowie C) Toni Fisher D) The West-German artist Elsner
A) August 1961 B) June 1962 C) May 1975 D) January 1965
A) Rabbit à la Berlin (2009) B) The Tunnel (December 1962) C) Something to Do with the Wall (1991) D) The American Sector (2020)
A) Schönefeld (partially) B) Hohen Neuendorf C) Großbeeren D) Stahnsdorf
A) Stasi B) RAF Gatow C) Gesellschaft für Sport und Technik D) Nationale Volksarmee
A) Günter Litfin B) Chris Gueffroy C) Peter Fechter D) Winfried Freudenberg
A) 58 percent B) 8 percent C) 25 percent D) 12 percent
A) Near Checkpoint Charlie B) In Schlesischen Busch C) Along the Spree River near the Oberbaumbrücke D) At Bernauer Straße
A) 1989 B) 1986 C) 1987 D) 1988
A) Only refuse permits during specific months. B) Refuse entry permits without stating a reason. C) Issue permits automatically to all applicants. D) Provide detailed reasons for any refusal of entry.
A) 24 percent B) 4 percent C) 10 percent D) 58 percent
A) A supporter of communism. B) A member of the United Nations. C) "Civis Romanus sum" (I am a Roman citizen). D) Being an American citizen.
A) 100 kilometres B) More than 140 kilometres C) 50 kilometres D) 200 kilometres
A) Schönwalde-Glien B) Stahnsdorf C) Hohen Neuendorf D) Mühlenbecker Land
A) Checkpoint Charlie B) Dreilinden C) Zimmerstraße D) Friedrichstraße
A) 'Holidays in the Sun' by Sex Pistols B) 'West of the Wall' by Toni Fisher C) 'Heroes' (1977) by David Bowie D) Stationary Traveller (1984)
A) 19 B) 50 C) 29 D) 70
A) Berlin Tunnel 21 (1981) B) The Wicked Dreams of Paula Schultz (1968) C) Sonnenallee (1999) D) Escape from East Berlin (1962)
A) 16%. B) 35% C) 13% D) 28%
A) Thomas Krüger B) Alexandra Hildebrandt C) Wolfgang Engels D) Günter Litfin
A) 6 percent B) 24 percent C) 58 percent D) 10 percent
A) "Isolation from Western culture" B) "One step backwards, two steps forwards" C) "Complete suppression of Western influences" D) "Encouraging more concerts by Western artists"
A) Schönefeld B) Glienicke/Nordbahn C) Blankenfelde-Mahlow D) Potsdam
A) 8% B) 87% C) 14%. D) 35%
A) Thomas Krüger B) Conrad Schumann C) Günter Litfin D) Wolfgang Engels
A) A park with a piece of the wall strip B) The former 'Kieler Eck' watchtower, now a memorial site named after Günter Litfin C) An observation tower used by Deutsche Waldjugend D) A section of the Wall known as East Side Gallery
A) Vox B) CNN C) Zweites Deutsches Fernsehen (ZDF) D) BBC
A) Hennigsdorf B) Glienicke/Nordbahn C) Hohen Neuendorf D) Mühlenbecker Land (partially)
A) 12 percent B) 58 percent C) 25 percent D) 8 percent
A) Policeman B) Tailor C) Border guard D) Soldier
A) Jean-Michel Basquiat B) Banksy C) Thierry Noir D) Keith Haring
A) Driving a sports car through fortifications B) Landing a light aircraft at RAF Gatow C) Flying an ultralight plane D) Using a hot air balloon
A) Winfried Freudenberg B) Peter Fechter C) Chris Gueffroy D) Günter Litfin
A) Berlin-Helmstedt autobahn B) Dreilinden autobahn C) Checkpoint Alpha autobahn D) Friedrichstraße autobahn
A) Peter Fechter B) Günter Litfin C) Ida Siekmann D) Chris Gueffroy
A) 'West of the Wall' by Toni Fisher B) Stationary Traveller (1984) by Camel C) 'Holidays in the Sun' by Sex Pistols D) 'Heroes' (1977)
A) Großbeeren B) Kleinmachnow C) Hohen Neuendorf D) Schönefeld
A) Hohen Neuendorf B) Mühlenbecker Land C) Falkensee D) Stahnsdorf
A) Checkpoint Alpha B) Friedrichstraße station C) Checkpoint Charlie D) Checkpoint Bravo |