Berlin Wall and Polish Solidarity
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- Q1
Who had the better standard of living?
Communists
Capitalists
30s - Q2
Which words describe West Germany
Well stocked shops and wealth
Empty shops but freedom
Well stocked shops but no personal freedom
Empty shelves and unemployment
30s - Q3
Three correct answers - choose the incorrect one. How did East Berliners know the west was better off?
Some crossed over and worked in West Berlin
The USSR told them
They could watch Western TV
They could visit West Berlin easily before the wall
30s - Q4
Before the Berlin Wall was built was it true or false that many eastern people fled to the west?
truefalseTrue or False30s - Q5
What type of worker fled from East Germany?
Young and skilled
Rich and powerful
Lazy and unskilled
Old and weak
30s - Q6
Who was the leader of East Germany?
Khrushchev
Erich Honecker
Joseph Stalin
Lech Walesa
30s - Q7
Which young president was elected in the USA in 1961?
Johnson
Kennedy
Nixon
Washington
30s - Q8
Who was in charge of the USSR in 1961?
Khrushchev
Brezhnev
Gorbachev
Stalin
30s - Q9
What did Khrushchev demand that triggered a crisis in Berlin?
That the USA make a speech about the superiority of the USSR
Kennedy withdrew all troops from East Berlin
The reunification of Germany
Massive reparations
30s - Q10
What was Kennedy's reaction to Khrushchev's ultimatum?
He sent in the nuclear bombs.
He refused to back down and a war looked likely.
He did as Khrushchev asked.
He sent flowers and chocolates to Khrushchev.
30s - Q11
What happened at 2 in the morning on 13th August 1961?
All the east Berliners left overnight.
The west stopped people from fleeing from the east.
A barbed wire fence split East and West Berlin, followed by a wall.
US spy planes circled East Berlin all night
30s - Q12
What was the nickname for the one boarder crossing left?
Checkpoint Carol
Checkpoint Charlotte
Checkpoint Chester
Checkpoint Charlie
30s - Q13
What happened on the 27th October 1961?
Kennedy called Khrushchev to plead with him to remove the wall.
Berlin's government was replaced by USSR representatives.
Stand off at checkpoint charlie as soviet tanks stopped entry to the west's military.
The UN sent in troops to tear down the wall.
30s - Q14
What did Kennedy say about the wall?
"Walls are never the solution"
"We will build a bigger wall"
"It's not a nice solution but it is better than a war"
"It's the ugliest wall I have ever seen"
30s - Q15
In what year did Poland's economy crash?
1979
1959
1989
1969
30s