Berlin Wall Reading and Quiz

Berlin is the capital of what European country?

• France

• United Kingdon

• Denmark

• 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 choices

• None of the choices

What country had control over the government of East Germany?

• Soviet Union
  
  

• China
  

• 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?

• 1944

• 1945

• 1951

• 1961

• 1949

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%

• 5%

• 12%

• 3%

• 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