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