Question 153 of 300 · General section
What happened on May 8, 1945?
Correct answer
End of the Second World War in Europe
All answer options
- 1Death of Adolf Hitler
- 2Start of the construction of the Berlin Wall
- 3Election of Konrad Adenauer as Federal Chancellor
- 4End of the Second World War in EuropeCorrect
Why is this answer correct?
On 8 May 1945 the unconditional surrender of the Wehrmacht took effect: the end of the Second World War in Europe. The day is now marked in Germany as the day of liberation. Hitler had already died on 30 April 1945.
Facts about this question
- Question number
- 153 of 460
- Section
- General section (questions 1–300)
- Success rate
- 85% answer it correctly
- Source
- Official BAMF question catalogue
This question is reproduced unchanged from the official question catalogue of the German Federal Office for Migration and Refugees (BAMF). The real Einbürgerungstest draws 33 questions from this set; 17 correct answers are needed to pass.
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