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