Berlin Wall (Grade 9)
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Berlin Wall
1.
In what year was the Berlin Wall constructed?
- 1946
- 1952
- 1961
- 1974
2.
What was the purpose of the Berlin Wall?
3.
Fences and minefields separated the border between East and West Berlin before the construction of the wall.
- True
- False
4.
How long was the Berlin Wall?
- 56mi
- 87mi
- 103mi
- 131mi
5.
The Brandenburg Gate was the only open pathway between East and West Berlin.
- True
- False
6.
Graffiti covered the western side of the wall while anyone approaching the eastern side would be shot.
- True
- False
7.
What was the name of the most famous allied crossing through the Berlin Wall?
- Brandenburg Gate
- Checkpoint Charlie
- Dresden Crossing
- Guarded Pass
8.
Checkpoints Alpha and Bravo were crossings on the Autobahn.
- True
- False
9.
About how many people defected across the Berlin Wall?
10.
In 1979, the Strelzyk and Wetzel families successfully escaped East Berlin by flying over the wall in a homemade hot air balloon.
- True
- False
11.
When he said "Ich bin ein Berliner," President Kennedy actually claimed that he was a jelly doughnut.
- True
- False
12.
In what year did Ronald Reagan tell Mikhail Gorbachev to "tear down this wall"?
- 1974
- 1987
- 1989
- 1991
13.
Due to a large number of escapes through Czechoslovakia in the fall of 1989, East German authorities closed down all checkpoints to the west.
- True
- False
14.
Though the official demolition of the wall did not begin until June 1990, people began to demolish it starting in November 1989.
- True
- False
15.
Germany was reunified in October 1990.
- True
- False
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