A) 1961 B) 1975 C) 1989 D) 1945
A) To symbolize peace in Europe B) To promote tourism in Berlin C) To divide East and West Berlin culturally D) To prevent East Germans from fleeing to the West
A) 1999 B) 1989 C) 1975 D) 2005
A) France B) United Kingdom C) United States D) Soviet Union
A) 42 years B) 28 years C) 19 years D) 15 years
A) Concrete wall B) Wooden barricade C) Barbed wire fence 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) Over 5,000 C) Less than 100 D) Over 10,000
A) Ronald Reagan B) Richard Nixon C) Jimmy Carter D) John F. Kennedy
A) "Wall of Shame." B) "Anti-Fascist Protection Rampart." C) "Iron Curtain." D) "Berlin Barrier."
A) The Soviets instituted the Berlin Blockade in 1948. B) They joined NATO. C) They dismantled their military presence in East Germany. D) They immediately accepted the Marshall Plan.
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) "Volkspolizei." C) "Republikflucht." D) "Wirtschaftswunder."
A) Joseph Stalin B) Walter Ulbricht C) Konrad Adenauer D) Vyacheslav Molotov
A) Build up their border defenses B) Negotiate with West Germany C) Reduce military presence at the border D) Open more borders for trade
A) Neither sector B) The Western sectors C) The Eastern sectors D) Both sectors were equally accessible
A) 1954 B) 1956 C) 1953 D) 1955
A) Nikita Khrushchev B) John F. Kennedy C) Mikhail Pervukhin D) Willy Brandt
A) 1961 B) 1952 C) 1957 D) 1949
A) 30% B) Approximately 20% C) 10% D) 40%
A) 1961 B) 1951 C) 1957 D) 1949
A) Walter Ulbricht B) Yuri Andropov C) Wilhelm Pieck D) Konrad Adenauer
A) Better weather B) Family reunification C) Political reasons D) Economic reasons
A) 70.5% B) 50% C) 61% D) 80%
A) $17 billion B) $10 billion C) $25 billion D) $5 billion
A) James Reston B) John F. Kennedy C) Walter Ulbricht D) Nikita Khrushchev
A) John F. Kennedy B) Walter Ulbricht C) James Reston D) Nikita Khrushchev
A) 12 August 1961 B) 17 August 1961 C) 15 June 1961 D) 13 August 1961
A) 12 August 1961 B) 15 June 1961 C) 13 August 1961 D) 17 August 1961
A) He promised to support its construction. B) He admitted that the US would not actively oppose it. C) He remained neutral and did not comment. D) He threatened military action against it.
A) Berlin B) Vienna C) Döllnsee D) Moscow
A) 75 km (47 mi) B) 156 km (97 mi) C) 43 km (27 mi) D) 100 km (62 mi)
A) 156 km (97 mi) B) 43 km (27 mi) C) 100 km (62 mi) D) 75 km (47 mi)
A) Kennedy agreed with all of Brandt's suggestions. B) Kennedy was furious. C) Kennedy offered financial support to West Berlin. D) Kennedy ignored Brandt's comments completely.
A) FBI B) DIA C) CIA D) The National Security Agency
A) Schönefeld Airport B) Berlin Brandenburg Airport C) Tegel Airport D) Tempelhof Airport
A) UK Infantry Brigade B) French Forces C) US Brigade D) Italian Brigade
A) Over 100 B) Exactly 50 C) Less than 30 D) At least 70
A) 4 percent B) 24 percent C) 10 percent D) 58 percent
A) Hennigsdorf B) Schönwalde-Glien C) Dallgow-Döberitz D) Blankenfelde-Mahlow
A) Six B) Three C) Two D) Four
A) 6 percent B) 24 percent C) 58 percent D) 10 percent
A) Helmut Kohl B) Mikhail Gorbachev C) Otto von Habsburg D) Egon Krenz
A) Shooting orders (Schießbefehl) B) Capture alive orders C) Shoot-to-kill orders D) Arrest and detain orders
A) Unternehmen Reisebüro B) Sewer Rescue C) Project Escape D) Operation Freedom
A) Used water cannons B) Installed metal beams at checkpoints C) Built zig-zagging roads at checkpoints D) Deployed snipers
A) 'Heroes' by David Bowie B) 'Over de muur' (1984) C) 'Chippin' Away' by Tom Fedora D) 'Berliners' by Roy Harper
A) Nine B) Seven C) Five D) Twelve
A) Good Bye Lenin! (2003) B) The Innocent (1993) C) Night Crossing (1982) D) Bridge of Spies (2015)
A) Bridge of Spies (2015) B) Good Bye Lenin! (2003) C) The Tunnel (2001) D) Open The Wall (2014)
A) They were completely destroyed B) They were moved to a museum C) They were badly damaged by souvenir seekers D) They were all preserved in their original state
A) 'Chippin' Away' by Tom Fedora B) 'Heroes' by David Bowie C) 'Berliners' D) 'Over de muur' by Klein Orkest
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) The Tunnel (2001) B) Berlin Tunnel 21 (1981) C) Good Bye Lenin! (2003) D) Night Crossing (1982)
A) Tom Fedora B) David Bowie C) Toni Fisher D) The West-German artist Elsner
A) January 1965 B) May 1975 C) June 1962 D) August 1961
A) The Tunnel (December 1962) B) The American Sector (2020) C) Something to Do with the Wall (1991) D) Rabbit à la Berlin (2009)
A) Schönefeld (partially) B) Großbeeren C) Stahnsdorf D) Hohen Neuendorf
A) RAF Gatow B) Gesellschaft für Sport und Technik C) Stasi D) Nationale Volksarmee
A) Winfried Freudenberg B) Chris Gueffroy C) Peter Fechter D) Günter Litfin
A) 12 percent B) 58 percent C) 8 percent D) 25 percent
A) In Schlesischen Busch B) Near Checkpoint Charlie C) At Bernauer Straße D) Along the Spree River near the Oberbaumbrücke
A) 1989 B) 1986 C) 1987 D) 1988
A) Only refuse permits during specific months. B) Refuse entry permits without stating a reason. C) Provide detailed reasons for any refusal of entry. D) Issue permits automatically to all applicants.
A) 10 percent B) 58 percent C) 24 percent D) 4 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) 50 kilometres B) More than 140 kilometres C) 200 kilometres D) 100 kilometres
A) Mühlenbecker Land B) Schönwalde-Glien C) Stahnsdorf D) Hohen Neuendorf
A) Checkpoint Charlie B) Friedrichstraße C) Dreilinden D) Zimmerstraße
A) 'Heroes' (1977) by David Bowie B) 'Holidays in the Sun' by Sex Pistols C) 'West of the Wall' by Toni Fisher D) Stationary Traveller (1984)
A) 50 B) 19 C) 29 D) 70
A) Sonnenallee (1999) B) The Wicked Dreams of Paula Schultz (1968) C) Berlin Tunnel 21 (1981) D) Escape from East Berlin (1962)
A) 13% B) 16%. C) 28% D) 35%
A) Günter Litfin B) Alexandra Hildebrandt C) Wolfgang Engels D) Thomas Krüger
A) 6 percent B) 58 percent C) 24 percent D) 10 percent
A) "Complete suppression of Western influences" B) "Isolation from Western culture" C) "Encouraging more concerts by Western artists" D) "One step backwards, two steps forwards"
A) Blankenfelde-Mahlow B) Potsdam C) Schönefeld D) Glienicke/Nordbahn
A) 87% B) 14%. C) 8% D) 35%
A) Thomas Krüger B) Conrad Schumann C) Wolfgang Engels D) Günter Litfin
A) A park with a piece of the wall strip B) A section of the Wall known as East Side Gallery C) An observation tower used by Deutsche Waldjugend D) The former 'Kieler Eck' watchtower, now a memorial site named after Günter Litfin
A) Zweites Deutsches Fernsehen (ZDF) B) Vox C) BBC D) CNN
A) Hohen Neuendorf B) Glienicke/Nordbahn C) Mühlenbecker Land (partially) D) Hennigsdorf
A) 12 percent B) 8 percent C) 25 percent D) 58 percent
A) Soldier B) Policeman C) Tailor D) Border guard
A) Keith Haring B) Jean-Michel Basquiat C) Banksy D) Thierry Noir
A) Flying an ultralight plane B) Using a hot air balloon C) Driving a sports car through fortifications D) Landing a light aircraft at RAF Gatow
A) Günter Litfin B) Chris Gueffroy C) Peter Fechter D) Winfried Freudenberg
A) Friedrichstraße autobahn B) Berlin-Helmstedt autobahn C) Checkpoint Alpha autobahn D) Dreilinden autobahn
A) Günter Litfin B) Peter Fechter C) Ida Siekmann D) Chris Gueffroy
A) 'Holidays in the Sun' by Sex Pistols B) 'Heroes' (1977) C) Stationary Traveller (1984) by Camel D) 'West of the Wall' by Toni Fisher
A) Hohen Neuendorf B) Schönefeld C) Großbeeren D) Kleinmachnow
A) Mühlenbecker Land B) Stahnsdorf C) Hohen Neuendorf D) Falkensee
A) Checkpoint Alpha B) Checkpoint Bravo C) Friedrichstraße station D) Checkpoint Charlie |