Quiz  /  Berlin Wall

  • 1. 
    Berlin is the capital of what European country?

  • Germany
  • France
  • Denmark
  • United Kingdom

  • 2. 
    Why did East Germany build the Berlin Wall?

  • To keep people from escaping to West Germany
  • All of the above
  • To keep people from West Germany coming into East Germany
  • As a fortification to keep enemies out of the city

  • 3. 
    What country had control over the government of East Germany?

  • Poland
  • Hungary
  • China
  • Soviet Union

  • 4. 
    Around how many people left East Germany through the city of Berlin in the ten years prior to the wall being built?

  • 2 million
  • 10,000
  • 25,000
  • 100,000

  • 5. 
    What type of government was it that people were trying to escape from?

  • Communist
  • Monarchy
  • Democratic
  • Fascist

  • 6. 
    What year did East Germany first build the wall?

  • 1961
  • 1941
  • 1945
  • 1949

  • 7. 
    True or false: East German guards in guard towers were told to shoot anyone they saw trying to escape over the wall.

  • FALSE
  • TRUE

  • 8. 
    What US President asked Soviet Union leader Mikhail Gorbachev to tear down the wall?

  • Bill Clinton
  • Ronald Reagan
  • Jimmy Carter
  • George Bush

  • 9. 
    Around what percentage of the East German population left the country prior to the wall being built?

  • 20%
  • 2%
  • 3%
  • 5%

  • 10. 
    What happened on October 3, 1990?

  • The Soviet Union collapsed
  • The wall was rebuilt to be wider, higher, and stronger
  • The wall was torn down piece by piece
  • Germany was officially reunited into a single country
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