Berlin

What did the pilots do when the Soviets threatened to attack the airports during the Berlin Airlift?

• They negotiated a ceasefire

• They stopped the airlift completely

• They dropped supplies directly into West Berlin under parachutes

• They used helicopters instead of planes

Answer explanation

The pilots dropped supplies directly into West Berlin under parachutes to continue the airlift despite the Soviet threat.

Where did planes have to be loaded before flying to Berlin?

• In East Germany

• In the isolated city of Berlin

• In West Germany

• In France

Answer explanation

Planes had to be loaded in West Germany before flying to Berlin, as Berlin was located in East Germany and was isolated from the rest of the country.

Why did the Soviets in June of 1948 cut off the road between West Germany and West Berlin?

• The Soviets wanted to do some much needed roadwork after all the damages the war had caused.

• The Soviets wanted to be the only ones who could trade with West Berlin.

• The Soviets agreed to leave Germany entirely and hand it over to the Western Democracies.

• The Soviets had hopes of forcing West Berlin into Soviet control.

How did Khrushchev intend to seal East Berlin from West Berlin?

• By creating the Berlin Wall that stretched 29 miles was 8 feet high and more than a foot thick of concrete.

• By detonating an atomic bomb in West Berlin.

• By hanging a curtain in between East and West Berlin.

• By implementing a travel ban for citizens living in West Berlin.

How long did the Berlin Wall stand for?

• 3 weeks

• 9 months

• 5 years

• 30 years

How many zones was Germanys capital Berlin divided into at the end of WWII?

• 1

• 3

• 4

• 6

True or False: Berlin was located on the Soviets side of Germany but the capital city was still shared between the Soviets, US, France and Britain.

• True

• False

Which of the following statements is TRUE?

• Wages were higher in East Berlin than in West Berlin.

• Goods were more expensive in West Berlin than they were in East Berlin.

• Germans living in West Berlin began moving to East Berlin for a better life.

• In West Berlin; neon lights advertised Coca-Cola, televisions, Fords and Mercedes Benzes.

What kind of freedoms were denied in East Germany?

• Freedom to think and act independently

• Freedom of speech

• Freedom to travel

• All of the above

By 1961, how many East Germans had moved west?

• 200

• 1 million

• 4 million

• 500,000