A) 1975 B) 1989 C) 1961 D) 1945
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) 2005 B) 1989 C) 1999 D) 1975
A) Soviet Union B) France C) United Kingdom D) United States
A) 15 years B) 28 years C) 42 years D) 19 years
A) Concrete wall B) Wooden barricade C) Barbed wire fence D) Steel mesh fence
A) The start of a new wave of communism B) The beginning of the European Union C) The end of the Cold War and the reunification of East and West Germany D) The destruction of German culture
A) Over 5,000 B) Around 1,000 C) Less than 100 D) Over 10,000
A) Jimmy Carter B) Ronald Reagan C) John F. Kennedy D) Richard Nixon
A) "Iron Curtain." B) "Berlin Barrier." C) "Anti-Fascist Protection Rampart." D) "Wall of Shame."
A) The Soviets instituted the Berlin Blockade in 1948. B) They immediately accepted the Marshall Plan. C) They joined NATO. D) They dismantled their military presence in East Germany.
A) A centrally planned socialist economic model. B) A social market economy with a democratic parliamentary government. C) A purely capitalist system without any social welfare. D) An autocratic regime with no free markets.
A) "Ostpolitik." B) "Republikflucht." C) "Volkspolizei." D) "Wirtschaftswunder."
A) Joseph Stalin B) Konrad Adenauer C) Walter Ulbricht D) Vyacheslav Molotov
A) Open more borders for trade B) Negotiate with West Germany C) Reduce military presence at the border D) Build up their border defenses
A) The Western sectors B) Both sectors were equally accessible C) The Eastern sectors D) Neither sector
A) 1956 B) 1953 C) 1954 D) 1955
A) Willy Brandt B) John F. Kennedy C) Nikita Khrushchev D) Mikhail Pervukhin
A) 1957 B) 1952 C) 1961 D) 1949
A) 40% B) 10% C) Approximately 20% D) 30%
A) 1951 B) 1949 C) 1957 D) 1961
A) Konrad Adenauer B) Wilhelm Pieck C) Yuri Andropov D) Walter Ulbricht
A) Political reasons B) Better weather C) Family reunification D) Economic reasons
A) 80% B) 61% C) 70.5% D) 50%
A) $5 billion B) $25 billion C) $10 billion D) $17 billion
A) John F. Kennedy B) Walter Ulbricht C) Nikita Khrushchev D) James Reston
A) James Reston B) John F. Kennedy C) Nikita Khrushchev D) Walter Ulbricht
A) 12 August 1961 B) 13 August 1961 C) 17 August 1961 D) 15 June 1961
A) 17 August 1961 B) 15 June 1961 C) 12 August 1961 D) 13 August 1961
A) He promised to support its construction. B) He threatened military action against it. C) He admitted that the US would not actively oppose it. D) He remained neutral and did not comment.
A) Moscow B) Vienna C) Döllnsee D) Berlin
A) 43 km (27 mi) B) 75 km (47 mi) C) 156 km (97 mi) D) 100 km (62 mi)
A) 100 km (62 mi) B) 156 km (97 mi) C) 43 km (27 mi) D) 75 km (47 mi)
A) Kennedy ignored Brandt's comments completely. B) Kennedy was furious. C) Kennedy offered financial support to West Berlin. D) Kennedy agreed with all of Brandt's suggestions.
A) The National Security Agency B) FBI C) DIA D) CIA
A) Schönefeld Airport B) Berlin Brandenburg Airport C) Tempelhof Airport D) Tegel Airport
A) Italian Brigade B) French Forces C) UK Infantry Brigade D) US Brigade
A) At least 70 B) Less than 30 C) Exactly 50 D) Over 100
A) 10 percent B) 24 percent C) 4 percent D) 58 percent
A) Blankenfelde-Mahlow B) Dallgow-Döberitz C) Hennigsdorf D) Schönwalde-Glien
A) Four B) Six C) Three D) Two
A) 6 percent B) 58 percent C) 10 percent D) 24 percent
A) Mikhail Gorbachev B) Egon Krenz C) Otto von Habsburg D) Helmut Kohl
A) Shooting orders (Schießbefehl) B) Arrest and detain orders C) Shoot-to-kill orders D) Capture alive orders
A) Operation Freedom B) Unternehmen Reisebüro C) Sewer Rescue D) Project Escape
A) Built zig-zagging roads at checkpoints B) Deployed snipers C) Installed metal beams at checkpoints D) Used water cannons
A) 'Berliners' by Roy Harper B) 'Heroes' by David Bowie C) 'Chippin' Away' by Tom Fedora D) 'Over de muur' (1984)
A) Five B) Nine C) Seven D) Twelve
A) The Innocent (1993) B) Good Bye Lenin! (2003) C) Bridge of Spies (2015) D) Night Crossing (1982)
A) The Tunnel (2001) B) Open The Wall (2014) C) Bridge of Spies (2015) D) Good Bye Lenin! (2003)
A) They were completely destroyed B) They were all preserved in their original state C) They were moved to a museum D) They were badly damaged by souvenir seekers
A) 'Heroes' by David Bowie B) 'Over de muur' by Klein Orkest C) 'Chippin' Away' by Tom Fedora D) 'Berliners'
A) 'Wir bleiben hier!' ('We are staying here!') B) 'Keine Angst mehr!' ('No more fear!') C) 'Gerechtigkeit für alle!' ('Justice for all!') D) 'Freiheit jetzt!' ('Freedom now!')
A) The Tunnel (2001) B) Night Crossing (1982) C) Berlin Tunnel 21 (1981) D) Good Bye Lenin! (2003)
A) The West-German artist Elsner B) David Bowie C) Tom Fedora D) Toni Fisher
A) May 1975 B) June 1962 C) January 1965 D) August 1961
A) Something to Do with the Wall (1991) B) The Tunnel (December 1962) C) Rabbit à la Berlin (2009) D) The American Sector (2020)
A) Schönefeld (partially) B) Großbeeren C) Stahnsdorf D) Hohen Neuendorf
A) Stasi B) RAF Gatow C) Nationale Volksarmee D) Gesellschaft für Sport und Technik
A) Günter Litfin B) Peter Fechter C) Winfried Freudenberg D) Chris Gueffroy
A) 12 percent B) 25 percent C) 8 percent D) 58 percent
A) Near Checkpoint Charlie B) In Schlesischen Busch C) At Bernauer Straße D) Along the Spree River near the Oberbaumbrücke
A) 1986 B) 1988 C) 1987 D) 1989
A) Provide detailed reasons for any refusal of entry. B) Only refuse permits during specific months. C) Refuse entry permits without stating a reason. D) Issue permits automatically to all applicants.
A) 58 percent B) 24 percent C) 10 percent D) 4 percent
A) A supporter of communism. B) Being an American citizen. C) A member of the United Nations. D) "Civis Romanus sum" (I am a Roman citizen).
A) 50 kilometres B) 100 kilometres C) More than 140 kilometres D) 200 kilometres
A) Schönwalde-Glien B) Mühlenbecker Land C) Stahnsdorf D) Hohen Neuendorf
A) Dreilinden B) Checkpoint Charlie C) Friedrichstraße D) Zimmerstraße
A) 'Heroes' (1977) by David Bowie B) 'West of the Wall' by Toni Fisher C) Stationary Traveller (1984) D) 'Holidays in the Sun' by Sex Pistols
A) 19 B) 70 C) 50 D) 29
A) The Wicked Dreams of Paula Schultz (1968) B) Sonnenallee (1999) C) Escape from East Berlin (1962) D) Berlin Tunnel 21 (1981)
A) 13% B) 28% C) 35% D) 16%.
A) Alexandra Hildebrandt B) Wolfgang Engels C) Günter Litfin D) Thomas Krüger
A) 6 percent B) 24 percent C) 10 percent D) 58 percent
A) "Complete suppression of Western influences" B) "One step backwards, two steps forwards" C) "Encouraging more concerts by Western artists" D) "Isolation from Western culture"
A) Schönefeld B) Glienicke/Nordbahn C) Blankenfelde-Mahlow D) Potsdam
A) 35% B) 14%. C) 8% D) 87%
A) Conrad Schumann B) Wolfgang Engels C) Günter Litfin D) Thomas Krüger
A) The former 'Kieler Eck' watchtower, now a memorial site named after Günter Litfin B) A section of the Wall known as East Side Gallery C) An observation tower used by Deutsche Waldjugend D) A park with a piece of the wall strip
A) BBC B) Zweites Deutsches Fernsehen (ZDF) C) Vox D) CNN
A) Hohen Neuendorf B) Mühlenbecker Land (partially) C) Hennigsdorf D) Glienicke/Nordbahn
A) 8 percent B) 58 percent C) 12 percent D) 25 percent
A) Tailor B) Policeman C) Soldier D) Border guard
A) Keith Haring B) Jean-Michel Basquiat C) Thierry Noir D) Banksy
A) Using a hot air balloon B) Flying an ultralight plane C) Landing a light aircraft at RAF Gatow D) Driving a sports car through fortifications
A) Günter Litfin B) Peter Fechter C) Winfried Freudenberg D) Chris Gueffroy
A) Dreilinden autobahn B) Berlin-Helmstedt autobahn C) Checkpoint Alpha autobahn D) Friedrichstraße autobahn
A) Günter Litfin B) Ida Siekmann C) Peter Fechter D) Chris Gueffroy
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) Kleinmachnow B) Hohen Neuendorf C) Schönefeld D) Großbeeren
A) Hohen Neuendorf B) Stahnsdorf C) Mühlenbecker Land D) Falkensee
A) Checkpoint Charlie B) Friedrichstraße station C) Checkpoint Alpha D) Checkpoint Bravo |