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Germany and Berlin Wall Facts 1945-1990
Germany and Berlin Wall Facts 1945-1990
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Facts about the Berlin after WWII and the Berlin Wall
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1
Name the DDR official who announced that travel to the west could start immediately.
Ulbricht
Schabowski
Schumann
Honecker
2
What border opened (Spring 1989), making it easier for East Germans to travel to W.Germany?
Hungary/Austria
East Germany/Austria
Austria/Czechoslovakia
Austria/W.Germany
3
What was the name of the Stasi prison in Berlin?
Schabowski
Nikolaikirche
Trabant
Hohenschoenhausen
4
How was the 25th anniversary of the Fall of the Berlin Wall celebrated in 2014?
with illuminated balloons
with 2 hours of fireworks
with reenactments of escapes
with large blocks
5
In what city was the largest demonstration in GDR history (Nov. 4,1989)?
Hamburg
Berlin
München
Leipzig
6
What U.S.President said "Ich bin ein Berliner!" ?
JFKennedy
Bill Clinton
LBJohnson
Ronald Reagan
7
Who was the leader of East Germany from 1971-1989?
M.Gorbachev
Egon Krenz
Erich Honecker
Elon Musk
8
Which U.S.President said "Tear down this wall!"?
JFKennedy
Ronald Reagan
LBJohnson
Bill Clinton
9
On what exact date were East Germans allowed to travel into West Berlin freely?
13.Aug.1961
8.Mai 1945
9.Nov.1989
3.Okt.1990
10
Who was the chancellor of West Berlin when the Berlin Wall was built?
Guenter Schabowski
Erich Mielke
Willy Brandt
Angela Merkel
11
How long was the border between East and West Germany?
96 miles
155 miles
850 miles
613 miles
12
Where did the first peaceful "Montagsdemonstrationen" take place?
Dresden
Lübeck
Berlin
Leipzig
13
What fruit was considered very difficult to acquire in East Germany?
bananas
grapes
oranges
apples
14
On what exact date did troops close the Berlin border with barbed wire?
12. Juni 1987
26.Juni 1963
13.Aug.1961
9. Nov. 1989
15
In what year did World War II end?
1939
1989
1961
1945
16
Which side of Germany was called "Deutsche Demokratische Republik"?
West
East
17
Name the famous type of car that East Germans waited up to 13 years to get.
Rabant
Trabant
Bartant
Narbant
18
At least how many people escaped from East Germany between 1961-89?
15,000
10,000
5000
25,000
19
How many occupation zones were created in Germany after WWII?
five
two
four
three
20
How long was the Berlin Wall around West Berlin?
355 miles
9 miles
850 miles
96 miles
21
Name the East German guard who famously leapt to freedom.
Erich Honecker
Walter Ulbricht
Conrad Schumann
Udo Lindenberg
22
What was the name of the East German secret service?
Tschatschki
Stasi
Starski
Trabi
23
How many other East German border guards escaped in the first 2 years of the wall's existence?
100
1300
5000
12000
24
Name the first person who was killed for trying to escape over the Berlin Wall (1962).
Erich Honecker
Walter Ulbricht
Peter Fechter
Conrad Schumann
25
Which side of German was called the "Bundesrepublik Deutschland"?
West
East