GermanyAufgabe 185 · History and responsibility
What did the term “Iron Curtain” stand for? For the sealing off …
In the exam (German)
Wofür stand der Ausdruck "Eiserner Vorhang"? Für die Abschottung …
- aof the Warsaw Pact from the Westdes Warschauer Pakts gegen den WestenCorrect answer
- bof northern Germany from southern GermanyNorddeutschlands gegen Süddeutschland
- cof Nazi Germany from the AlliesNazi-Deutschlands gegen die Alliierten
- dof Europe from the USAEuropas gegen die USA
Why?
The “Iron Curtain” was the heavily guarded border that divided Europe after the Second World War: on one side the communist states led by the Soviet Union (from 1955 in the Warsaw Pact), on the other side the West. People in the East were not allowed to travel freely to the West. The British politician Winston Churchill made the term well known in 1946.
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In 1953 there was an uprising in the GDR, which for a long time was remembered with a public holiday in the Federal Republic of Germany. When was it?Correct answer:17 June
Im Jahr 1953 gab es in der DDR einen Aufstand, an den lange Zeit in der Bundesrepublik Deutschland ein Feiertag erinnerte. Wann war das? — 17. Juni
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Which German state had a black-red-gold flag with a hammer, a pair of compasses and a wreath of ears of grain?Correct answer:GDR (DDR)
Welcher deutsche Staat hatte eine schwarz-rot-goldene Flagge mit Hammer, Zirkel und Ährenkranz? — DDR
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In which year was the Wall in Berlin built?Correct answer:1961
In welchem Jahr wurde die Mauer in Berlin gebaut? — 1961
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When did the GDR build the Wall in Berlin?Correct answer:1961
Wann baute die DDR die Mauer in Berlin? — 1961
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Questions and options: Federal Office for Migration and Refugees (BAMF), Gesamtfragenkatalog for the “Leben in Deutschland” test and the Einbürgerungstest, as of 07.05.2025 (Annex 1 to the Einbürgerungstestverordnung). The English translation and the explanations are ours, written with AI; in the exam the questions are asked in German. The coats of arms, flags and photos come from Wikimedia Commons, the maps and ballot papers are drawn by us – authors and licences are listed under Image credits. This is not a government service.
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