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The Berlin Wall

Question 1 of 22

1

Which of the following are 'true' of Germany / Berlin before 1961?

Select one or more of the following:

  • Germany was divided after WWII

  • Berlin became a neutral city in the Eastern zone

  • Berlin was divided after WWII

  • Stalin had tried to force the Allies out of Berlin in 1948

Explanation

Question 2 of 22

1

Which of the following was a consequence of the failed Hungarian uprising?

Select one of the following:

  • Eastern Europeans were convinced they could 'fight' communism

  • Eastern Europeans became more committed to communism

  • Eastern Europeans were more attracted to the idea of defecting to the West

Explanation

Question 3 of 22

1

What did Khrushchev do in 1958?

Select one of the following:

  • Threatened the West with nukes if they didn't leave Berlin immediately

  • Issued a 'Berlin ultimatum' - demanding the West leave Berlin

  • Tried to organise a four power summit to discuss the future of Berlin in a friendly and civilised manner

Explanation

Question 4 of 22

1

What was the 'outcome' of Khrushchev's Berlin Ultimatum?

Select one of the following:

  • The West agreed to talks

  • The West increased their troop presence in West Berlin

  • Nothing - the West simply ignored it - Khrushchev was 'posturing'

Explanation

Question 5 of 22

1

The West deliberately poured money into West Berlin to show East Germans the benefits of a capitalist economy

Select one of the following:

  • True
  • False

Explanation

Question 6 of 22

1

East Germans were able to watch West German television and were able to travel freely into the Western zones of Berlin before 1961

Select one of the following:

  • True
  • False

Explanation

Question 7 of 22

1

Walter Ulbricht, the East German Chancellor was known in the West as....

Select one of the following:

  • A man the West might be able to 'do business' with

  • The last Stalinist of Eastern Europe

  • A moderate communist

Explanation

Question 8 of 22

1

What term is used to describe someone that leaves one regime for another?

Select one of the following:

  • A traitor

  • A defector

  • A loyalist

Explanation

Question 9 of 22

1

How many East Germans are thought to have defected to the West between 1949 and 1961 (before the Wall)

Select one of the following:

  • 25,000

  • 250,000

  • 2.5 million

Explanation

Question 10 of 22

1

Of the 2.5 million that defected, most were highly skilled workers or well qualified in their professions

Select one of the following:

  • True
  • False

Explanation

Question 11 of 22

1

How did Khrushchev view this 'defection' of East Germans?

Select one of the following:

  • Proof to the West that communism allowed freedom of movement

  • As undermining communism

  • He didn't worry - soon communism would overtake the West economically

Explanation

Question 12 of 22

1

Who became the US President in 1961?

Select one of the following:

  • Lyndon Johnson

  • JFK

  • Eisenhower

Explanation

Question 13 of 22

1

Khrushchev saw JFK as inexperienced and thought he would be able to 'bully' him over Berlin and get JFK to withdraw Western troops

Select one of the following:

  • True
  • False

Explanation

Question 14 of 22

1

Construction on the Wall began on.....

Select one of the following:

  • August 13, 1961

  • August 14, 1961

  • August 15, 1961

Explanation

Question 15 of 22

1

What was the name of the East German 'secret police'?

Select one of the following:

  • The Mukhabarat

  • The AVH

  • The Stasi

Explanation

Question 16 of 22

1

East Europeans benefitted from a good standard of free health care, education and very low levels of unemployment under communism

Select one of the following:

  • True
  • False

Explanation

Question 17 of 22

1

The 'Wall' literally engulfed the whole of West Berlin

Select one of the following:

  • True
  • False

Explanation

Question 18 of 22

1

Approximately how many people managed to flee the East after the wall was constructed? (Before 1989)

Select one of the following:

  • 500

  • 5000

  • 50,000

Explanation

Question 19 of 22

1

What incident did the construction of the Wall lead to?

Select one of the following:

  • The checkpoint Charlie 'stand off'

  • The Berlin 'bust up'

  • The Kennedy / Khrushchev 'face off'

Explanation

Question 20 of 22

1

The communists referred to the Wall as.....

Select one of the following:

  • A thing of 'beauty'

  • A necessary evil

  • An anti-fascist protective rampart

Explanation

Question 21 of 22

1

Why was the Berlin Wall built?

The Drain: throughout the 1950s thousands of East Germans had fled to the West through Berlin, leaving behind the harsh climate and economic of life under communism. Many of those who defected were or highly skilled workers and the East German authorities could not afford to lose their best and brightest citizens.

of the West: during the 1950s travel was relatively between the Eastern and Western sectors of Berlin. People living under communism in the Eastern sector could visit the West and see what offered. There was housing, shops full of goods and relative : all provided by the Western Allies.

Espionage: Berlin was a Western in a communist sea – an ideal place for American to gather on the Soviet military.

Drag and drop to complete the text.

    Brain
    political
    hardship
    educated
    Lure
    easy
    capitalism
    better
    freedom
    island
    spies
    intelligence

Explanation

Question 22 of 22

1

Stand-off at Charlie

Once the Wall had been constructed, the US decided to how far they could push the USSR. were still allowed to cross the Wall, and the regularly sent troops and into the sector through Checkpoint , one of the guarded crossing points between East and West. Both sides were entitled to do this under the Four Powers Agreement made after the Conference, but by constructing the Wall the Soviets were this Agreement and there was a over whether or not East German guards were to examine the travel of Americans passing through the checkpoint. On 27 October 1961 the US stationed on its side of Checkpoint Charlie.

Fearing the US tanks might try to break down the Wall or pass into its sector, the Soviets with an equal show of force and Army tanks pulled up to their side of Checkpoint Charlie. All day long the two sides, with tanks and soldiers at the ready, faced each other in a tense . The nail-biting crisis lasted for 18 hours until diplomatic agreed that both sides would slowly withdraw.

Drag and drop to complete the text.

    Checkpoint
    test
    Foreigners
    US
    diplomats
    Soviet
    Charlie
    Yalta
    breaking
    tension
    authorised
    documents
    tanks
    responded
    Red
    stand-off
    negotiations

Explanation

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