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- 1. Multiple ChoiceWhy did East Germany build the Berlin Wall?To keep people from escaping to West GermanyTo keep people from West Germany coming into East GermanyAs a fortification to keep enemies out of the cityAll of the above
- 2. Multiple Choice
What year was the Berlin Wall built?
1969
1956
1961
1962
- 3. Multiple ChoiceWhat was the Berlin Airlift?Supplying food and goods to BerlinTaking people from East Berlin to West BerlinDropping of bombs on Berlin
- 4. Multiple ChoiceWhat type of people were leaving East Germany?Skilled workersUnskilled workersWest GermansTeachers
- 5. Multiple Choice
Why had Khrushchev cancelled the Paris Summit?
Shooting down of U-2 spy plane
CIA actions in Eastern Europe
Uprising in Yugoslavia led by Tito
Refusal to negotiate with President Kennedy
- 6. Multiple ChoiceWhat country had control over the government of East Germany?Soviet UnionChinaPolandHungary
- 7. Multiple ChoiceWhat type of government was it that people were trying to escape from?MonarchyDemocraticFascistCommunist
- 8. Multiple ChoiceTrue or false: East German guards in guard towers were told to shoot anyone they saw trying to escape over the wall.TrueFalse
- 9. Multiple Choice
Why did East Berlinians often decide to move to West Berlin?
Free healthcare
Better pay and more economic and personal freedom
It had a better landscape
Free education
- 10. Multiple Choice
What type of government were the people trying to escape?
Democracy
Monarchy
Fascist
Communism
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