The Berlin Wall

Who built the Berlin Wall?

• China

• United States

• Soviet Union

• Germany

Why was the Berlin Wall built?

• To separate German zones controlled by the Soviet Union from the other Allied zones.

• So that Japan could not attack Germany.

• Because the United States hated Berlin.

• To keep families together despite the different zones.

Germany was divided into 4 different zones which consisted of:

• Germany, Soviet Union, Holland, Iceland

• Soviet Union, France, Britain, United States

• United States, Soviet Union, Poland, Italy

• Japan, China, United States, Poland

Who controlled West Germany?

• The Soviet Union

• The United States, Progue, Italy, Spain

• The United States, Britain, France

• The Soviet Union and Japan

Who controlled East Germany?

• The Soviet Union

• The United States, Progue, Italy, Spain

• The United States, Britain, France

• The Soviet Union and Japan

This area of the wall was highly dangerous as guards would shoot anyone who tried to pass here.

• The Death Strip

• The Danger Zone

• The Wall Blockade

• The Angry Strip

Some people escaped from East Berlin to West Berlin by swimming, driving tanks through the wall and by hot air balloon.

• True

• False

West Germany was NOT communist, and they wanted to help the German people become stronger.

• True

• False

East Germany WAS communist, and they wanted the German people to be weak so that they wouldn't retaliate again.

• True

• False

Why did Germans want to leave East Berlin to go to West Berlin?

• Because East Berlin was too cold!

• Because West Berlin had more items to buy in stores, freedom, and better paying jobs than East Berlin.

• Because East Berlin had a democracy and people wanted communism!

• They actually never wanted to leave East Berlin.