US History: Chapter 20 - JFK & the The Berlin Wall

US History: Chapter 20 - JFK & the The Berlin Wall

Multiple Choice

Why was Germany divided at the end of WWII?

• They were blamed WWI & WWII

• A civil war had occurred

• The German people voted on it

• That is where Twix are made

Multiple Select

Who controlled the divided regions of Germany?

• Britain

• The United States

• The Soviet Union

• France

• China

Multiple Choice

What did President Truman do to defeat the Berlin Blockade in 1948

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• Threatened to nuke the USSR

• Threatened to Nuke China

• The Berlin Airlift

• Boycott the Olympic Games

Poll

What kind of reaction did the German crowd give to President Kennedy calling himself a jelly donut?

• Laughed at him

• Booed him

• Cheered for him

• Got hungry and went to lunch!

26 years later

Multiple Choice

Who was the American President when the Berlin Wall was built in 1961?

• Truman

• Eisenhower

• Kennedy

• Johnson

Multiple Choice

Who was the Soviet Leader who had the wall built?

• Vladimir Lenin

• Joseph Stalin

• Nikita Khrushchev

• Leonid Brezhnev

Multiple Choice

When President Keneendy made his speech at the Berlin Wall, and tries to speak German, instead of calling himself a "Berliner" like he intended to, what did he actually call himself?

• a jerk

• a jelly donut

• a communist

• a punk

Multiple Choice

Why was the Berlin Wall built?

• to stop West Berliners from escaping into East Berlin

• to stop NATO tanks from getting into East Berlin

• To stop East Berliners from escaping to West Berlin

• To clearly mark a disputed border between the two countries.

Open Ended

Why did one side of the wall have graffiti and the other did not?