GermanyAufgabe 189 · History and responsibility
When did the GDR build the Wall in Berlin?
In the exam (German)
Wann baute die DDR die Mauer in Berlin?
- a19191919
- b19331933
- c19611961Correct answer
- d19901990
Why?
The GDR began building the Wall on 13 August 1961. By then, millions of people had already fled from the GDR to the West, many of them via West Berlin. 1990 is the year of reunification, not of the building of the Wall.
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What does the abbreviation DDR stand for?Correct answer:Deutsche Demokratische Republik (German Democratic Republic)
Was bedeutet die Abkürzung DDR? — Deutsche Demokratische Republik
Aufgabe 191
When was the Wall in Berlin opened for everyone?Correct answer:1989
Wann wurde die Mauer in Berlin für alle geöffnet? — 1989
Aufgabe 192
Which present-day German federal state used to be part of the territory of the GDR?Correct answer:Brandenburg
Welches heutige deutsche Bundesland gehörte früher zum Gebiet der DDR? — Brandenburg
Aufgabe 193
From 1961 to 1989, Berlin was …Correct answer:divided by a wall.
Von 1961 bis 1989 war Berlin … — durch eine Mauer geteilt.
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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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