Question 181 of 300 · General section
What did Willy Brandt want to express when he knelt down in the former Jewish ghetto in Warsaw in 1970?
Correct answer
He asked Poland and the Polish Jews for forgiveness.
All answer options
- 1He has submitted to the former Allies.
- 2He asked Poland and the Polish Jews for forgiveness.Correct
- 3He showed his humility before the Warsaw Pact.
- 4He said a prayer at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier.
Why is this answer correct?
The Warsaw Genuflection of 7 December 1970 at the ghetto uprising memorial was a silent plea for forgiveness for German crimes against Poland and Polish Jews. The gesture became a worldwide symbol of German responsibility, and Brandt received the Nobel Peace Prize in 1971.
Facts about this question
- Question number
- 181 of 460
- Section
- General section (questions 1–300)
- Success rate
- 81% 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.
More questions from this block
- Which parties were forcibly united in 1946 to form the SED, the unified party that later became the GDR?
- When was the "economic miracle" in the Federal Republic of Germany?
- What did people in Germany call "zero hour" for a very long time?
- What did the term "Iron Curtain" stand for? For the sealing off ...
- In 1953 there was an uprising in the GDR, which for a long time was commemorated by a public holiday in the…
- Which German state had a black, red and gold flag with a hammer, compass and spike wreath?
- In which year was the Berlin Wall built?
- When did the GDR build the wall in Berlin?