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