History Quiz

Which country occupied parts of Germany after the end of the Second World War?

• USA

• Soviet Union

• United Kingdom

• All of the above

The Berlin Wall, which divided Berlin into east and west, stood for how many years?

• 15

• 28

• 41

• 50

What does the year 1968 stand for in Germany?

• Student protest movement

• The economic miracle

• The post war period

• The Industrial Revolutoin

The German Revolution following the First Word War led the German Empire from a monarchy to a patliamentary-democratic republic. The republic existed from 1918 to 1933. What is the country's nickname in thes period?

• Weimarer Republic

• Berlin Republic

• Bonn Republic

• Bavarian Republic

Between June 1948 and May 1949, the Soviet Union closed off all land and water routes to West-Berlin. The Allied Forces transported food, medicine and other supplies into the city by airplanes. What did the people of Berlin call these planes?

• Schokoladenflieger

• Rosinenbomber

• Kartoffelwerfer

• The Dogfighters

The wall the separated the German Democratic Republic (GDR) form Western Germany fell on 9th of November 1989. When was it built?

• 1948

• 1951

• 1955

• 1961

The philosopher and economist Karl Marx was born in Trier in 1818, emigrated to Paris and died in London in 1883. Which citizenship did he have at the time of his death?

• French

• British

• Swiss

• None

After votes for women were introduced in Germany in 1918, women were permitted to vote for the first time in January 1919. What percantage of women entitled to vote actually cast their vote?

• 82%

• 59%

• 25%

• 60%

Germany was founded in 1871. Back then, Germany was called the German Empired (Deutsches Reich). Where was the German Empire proclaimed?

• Frankfurt am Main

• Sedan

• Berlin

• Versailles

After World War II Germany was divided into four military occupation zones, one of them being occupied by the Russians. But who controlled the other three zones?

• Spain, USA, Poland

• France, UK, USA

• UK, USA, Italy

• USA, UK, Netherlands