Catalogue question 210 · Question catalogue in force since 2024-07-01
What happened in East Germany on 17 June 1953?
- the ceremonial accession to the Warsaw Pact
- nationwide strikes and a popular uprising Correct
- the first SED party congress
- Fidel Castro's first visit
Why — for every option
- A — East Germany only joined the Warsaw Pact in 1955, not on 17 June 1953.
- B — Correct: on 17 June 1953, nationwide strikes and a popular uprising against increased work quotas and for political reforms broke out in East Germany, which Soviet tanks violently suppressed.
- C — The first SED party congress already took place in 1946, years before 17 June 1953.
- D — Fidel Castro only visited East Germany in the 1970s, long after 1953.
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