Berlin Wall Iron Curtain Ducksters

Berlin is the capital of what European country?

• France

• France

• France

• Germany

• Poland

Why did East Germany build the Berlin Wall?

• To keep people from West Germany coming into East Germany

• To keep people from escaping to West Germany

• As a fortification to keep enemies out of the city

• All of the above

What country had control over the government of East Germany?

• China

• Soviet Union

• Poland

• Hungary

• France

Around how many people left East Germany through the city of Berlin in the ten years prior to the wall being built?

• 10,000

• 25,000

• 100,000

• 1 million

• 2 million

What type of government was it that people were trying to escape from?

• Monarchy

• Communist

• Democratic

• Fascist

• Oligarchy

What year did East Germany first build the wall?

• 1941

• 1945

• 1949

• 1951

• 1961

East German guards in guard towers were told to shoot anyone they saw trying to escape over the wall.

• TRUE

• FALSE

What US President asked Soviet Union leader Mikhail Gorbachev to tear down the wall?

• Jimmy Carter

• George Bush

• Bill Clinton

• Ronald Reagan

• John F. Kennedy

Around what percentage of the East German population left the country prior to the wall being built?

• 2%

• 3%

• 5%

• 12%

• 20%

What happened on October 3, 1990?

• The wall was torn down piece by piece

• The Soviet Union collapsed

• Germany was officially reunited into a single country

• The wall was rebuilt to be wider, higher, and stronger

• West Germany attacked East Germany and declared war