GermanyAufgabe 191 · History and responsibility
When was the Wall in Berlin opened for everyone?
In the exam (German)
Wann wurde die Mauer in Berlin für alle geöffnet?
- a19871987
- b19891989Correct answer
- c19921992
- d19951995
Why?
On 9 November 1989 the Wall in Berlin was opened, after people in the GDR had protested peacefully for months. Reunification followed on 3 October 1990. Memory aid: fall of the Wall 1989, unity 1990.
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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.
Aufgabe 194
On 3 October, Germany celebrates the Day of German …Correct answer:Unity.
Am 3. Oktober feiert man in Deutschland den Tag der Deutschen … — Einheit.
Aufgabe 195
Which present-day German federal state used to be part of the territory of the GDR?Correct answer:Sachsen-Anhalt
Welches heutige deutsche Bundesland gehörte früher zum Gebiet der DDR? — Sachsen-Anhalt
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