Catalogue question 151 · Question catalogue in force since 2024-07-01
Who built the Berlin Wall?
- Great Britain
- East Germany (GDR) Correct
- the Federal Republic of Germany
- the USA
Why — for every option
- A — Great Britain was a Western occupying power but had no part in building the wall.
- B — Correct: the East German (GDR) leadership had the Berlin Wall built during the night of 12–13 August 1961 to stop its citizens fleeing to the West.
- C — The Federal Republic of Germany (the West) was the destination of the flight movement, not the builder of the wall.
- D — The USA was a Western occupying power but was not involved in building the wall.
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