Fall of the Wall

What was the primary purpose of the Berlin Wall according to the East German government?

• To prevent Western 'fascists' from entering East Germany

• To stop mass defections from East to West Berlin

• To serve as a symbol of the Cold War

• To block West Berlin from receiving supplies

Who described West Berlin as a 'bone in the Soviet throat'?

• Mikhail Gorbachev

• Nikita Khrushchev

• Günter Schabowski

• Ronald Reagan

How many East Germans managed to cross the Berlin Wall from 1961 until its fall in 1989?

• More than 5,000

• Approximately 1,000

• Less than 500

• About 10,000

What event marked the beginning of a new chapter in European history as the Cold War came to a close?

• The construction of the Berlin Wall

• The fall of the Berlin Wall

• The Berlin Airlift

• The Soviet blockade of West Berlin

What reforms did Mikhail Gorbachev introduce in the Soviet Union?

• Glasnost and Perestroika

• Solidarity and Glasnost

• Perestroika and Solidarity

• Reconstruction and Openness