A) 1989 B) 1961 C) 1975 D) 1945
A) To promote tourism in Berlin B) To divide East and West Berlin culturally C) To prevent East Germans from fleeing to the West D) To symbolize peace in Europe
A) 1999 B) 2005 C) 1989 D) 1975
A) United States B) United Kingdom C) France D) Soviet Union
A) 42 years B) 15 years C) 28 years D) 19 years
A) Steel mesh fence B) Concrete wall C) Barbed wire fence D) Wooden barricade
A) The destruction of German culture B) The start of a new wave of communism C) The end of the Cold War and the reunification of East and West Germany D) The beginning of the European Union
A) Less than 100 B) Over 10,000 C) Over 5,000 D) Around 1,000
A) Ronald Reagan B) John F. Kennedy C) Jimmy Carter D) Richard Nixon
A) "Berlin Barrier." B) "Wall of Shame." C) "Iron Curtain." D) "Anti-Fascist Protection Rampart."
A) They dismantled their military presence in East Germany. B) They immediately accepted the Marshall Plan. C) They joined NATO. D) The Soviets instituted the Berlin Blockade in 1948.
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) "Wirtschaftswunder." D) "Republikflucht."
A) Joseph Stalin B) Walter Ulbricht C) Vyacheslav Molotov D) Konrad Adenauer
A) Build up their border defenses B) Reduce military presence at the border C) Negotiate with West Germany D) Open more borders for trade
A) The Western sectors B) Both sectors were equally accessible C) The Eastern sectors D) Neither sector
A) 1955 B) 1956 C) 1953 D) 1954
A) Mikhail Pervukhin B) John F. Kennedy C) Willy Brandt D) Nikita Khrushchev
A) 1949 B) 1957 C) 1952 D) 1961
A) Approximately 20% B) 40% C) 30% D) 10%
A) 1949 B) 1961 C) 1951 D) 1957
A) Yuri Andropov B) Walter Ulbricht C) Wilhelm Pieck D) Konrad Adenauer
A) Political reasons B) Better weather C) Economic reasons D) Family reunification
A) 50% B) 70.5% C) 80% D) 61%
A) $17 billion B) $25 billion C) $5 billion D) $10 billion
A) John F. Kennedy B) Walter Ulbricht C) James Reston D) Nikita Khrushchev
A) Walter Ulbricht B) Nikita Khrushchev C) John F. Kennedy D) James Reston
A) 12 August 1961 B) 17 August 1961 C) 15 June 1961 D) 13 August 1961
A) 17 August 1961 B) 15 June 1961 C) 12 August 1961 D) 13 August 1961
A) He admitted that the US would not actively oppose it. B) He remained neutral and did not comment. C) He threatened military action against it. D) He promised to support its construction.
A) Döllnsee B) Berlin C) Vienna D) Moscow
A) 75 km (47 mi) B) 156 km (97 mi) C) 43 km (27 mi) D) 100 km (62 mi)
A) 100 km (62 mi) B) 75 km (47 mi) C) 43 km (27 mi) D) 156 km (97 mi)
A) Kennedy ignored Brandt's comments completely. B) Kennedy offered financial support to West Berlin. C) Kennedy agreed with all of Brandt's suggestions. D) Kennedy was furious.
A) FBI B) DIA C) CIA D) The National Security Agency
A) Tempelhof Airport B) Berlin Brandenburg Airport C) Schönefeld Airport D) Tegel Airport
A) French Forces B) UK Infantry Brigade C) Italian Brigade D) US Brigade
A) Over 100 B) Less than 30 C) Exactly 50 D) At least 70
A) 58 percent B) 4 percent C) 10 percent D) 24 percent
A) Dallgow-Döberitz B) Schönwalde-Glien C) Hennigsdorf D) Blankenfelde-Mahlow
A) Four B) Three C) Six D) Two
A) 10 percent B) 6 percent C) 24 percent D) 58 percent
A) Helmut Kohl B) Mikhail Gorbachev C) Otto von Habsburg D) Egon Krenz
A) Capture alive orders B) Shooting orders (Schießbefehl) C) Shoot-to-kill orders D) Arrest and detain orders
A) Project Escape B) Sewer Rescue C) Unternehmen Reisebüro D) Operation Freedom
A) Deployed snipers B) Installed metal beams at checkpoints C) Used water cannons D) Built zig-zagging roads at checkpoints
A) 'Berliners' by Roy Harper B) 'Over de muur' (1984) C) 'Chippin' Away' by Tom Fedora D) 'Heroes' by David Bowie
A) Twelve B) Nine C) Five D) Seven
A) Bridge of Spies (2015) B) Night Crossing (1982) C) Good Bye Lenin! (2003) D) The Innocent (1993)
A) Open The Wall (2014) B) The Tunnel (2001) C) Bridge of Spies (2015) D) Good Bye Lenin! (2003)
A) They were completely destroyed B) They were badly damaged by souvenir seekers C) They were moved to a museum D) They were all preserved in their original state
A) 'Chippin' Away' by Tom Fedora B) 'Over de muur' by Klein Orkest C) 'Berliners' D) 'Heroes' by David Bowie
A) 'Wir bleiben hier!' ('We are staying here!') B) 'Keine Angst mehr!' ('No more fear!') C) 'Freiheit jetzt!' ('Freedom now!') D) 'Gerechtigkeit für alle!' ('Justice for all!')
A) The Tunnel (2001) B) Berlin Tunnel 21 (1981) C) Good Bye Lenin! (2003) D) Night Crossing (1982)
A) The West-German artist Elsner B) David Bowie C) Tom Fedora D) Toni Fisher
A) January 1965 B) June 1962 C) August 1961 D) May 1975
A) The American Sector (2020) B) The Tunnel (December 1962) C) Rabbit à la Berlin (2009) D) Something to Do with the Wall (1991)
A) Stahnsdorf B) Hohen Neuendorf C) Großbeeren D) Schönefeld (partially)
A) RAF Gatow B) Gesellschaft für Sport und Technik C) Nationale Volksarmee D) Stasi
A) Günter Litfin B) Winfried Freudenberg C) Chris Gueffroy D) Peter Fechter
A) 25 percent B) 8 percent C) 12 percent D) 58 percent
A) At Bernauer Straße B) In Schlesischen Busch C) Near Checkpoint Charlie D) Along the Spree River near the Oberbaumbrücke
A) 1986 B) 1989 C) 1988 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) 10 percent B) 4 percent C) 58 percent D) 24 percent
A) A member of the United Nations. B) "Civis Romanus sum" (I am a Roman citizen). C) A supporter of communism. D) Being an American citizen.
A) More than 140 kilometres B) 50 kilometres C) 100 kilometres D) 200 kilometres
A) Mühlenbecker Land B) Stahnsdorf C) Schönwalde-Glien D) Hohen Neuendorf
A) Friedrichstraße B) Dreilinden C) Checkpoint Charlie D) Zimmerstraße
A) 'Heroes' (1977) by David Bowie B) Stationary Traveller (1984) C) 'Holidays in the Sun' by Sex Pistols D) 'West of the Wall' by Toni Fisher
A) 50 B) 29 C) 19 D) 70
A) The Wicked Dreams of Paula Schultz (1968) B) Sonnenallee (1999) C) Escape from East Berlin (1962) D) Berlin Tunnel 21 (1981)
A) 16%. B) 28% C) 35% D) 13%
A) Günter Litfin B) Thomas Krüger C) Wolfgang Engels D) Alexandra Hildebrandt
A) 6 percent B) 24 percent C) 58 percent D) 10 percent
A) "One step backwards, two steps forwards" B) "Encouraging more concerts by Western artists" C) "Isolation from Western culture" D) "Complete suppression of Western influences"
A) Schönefeld B) Blankenfelde-Mahlow C) Potsdam D) Glienicke/Nordbahn
A) 8% B) 87% C) 14%. D) 35%
A) Wolfgang Engels B) Günter Litfin C) Conrad Schumann D) Thomas Krüger
A) The former 'Kieler Eck' watchtower, now a memorial site named after Günter Litfin B) A park with a piece of the wall strip C) A section of the Wall known as East Side Gallery D) An observation tower used by Deutsche Waldjugend
A) Vox B) CNN C) Zweites Deutsches Fernsehen (ZDF) D) BBC
A) Hohen Neuendorf B) Hennigsdorf C) Glienicke/Nordbahn D) Mühlenbecker Land (partially)
A) 25 percent B) 8 percent C) 12 percent D) 58 percent
A) Policeman B) Tailor C) Border guard D) Soldier
A) Banksy B) Thierry Noir C) Keith Haring D) Jean-Michel Basquiat
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) Chris Gueffroy B) Peter Fechter C) Günter Litfin D) Winfried Freudenberg
A) Dreilinden autobahn B) Friedrichstraße autobahn C) Checkpoint Alpha autobahn D) Berlin-Helmstedt autobahn
A) Ida Siekmann B) Günter Litfin C) Chris Gueffroy D) Peter Fechter
A) 'West of the Wall' by Toni Fisher B) 'Holidays in the Sun' by Sex Pistols C) Stationary Traveller (1984) by Camel D) 'Heroes' (1977)
A) Kleinmachnow B) Großbeeren C) Hohen Neuendorf D) Schönefeld
A) Mühlenbecker Land B) Falkensee C) Hohen Neuendorf D) Stahnsdorf
A) Checkpoint Alpha B) Checkpoint Bravo C) Checkpoint Charlie D) Friedrichstraße station |