Question 210 of 300 · General section
What happened on June 17, 1953 in the GDR?
Correct answer
Nationwide strikes and a popular uprising
All answer options
- 1the ceremonial accession to the Warsaw Pact
- 2Nationwide strikes and a popular uprisingCorrect
- 3the 1st SED party conference
- 4Fidel Castro's first visit
Why is this answer correct?
On 17 June 1953 construction workers in East Berlin began a strike against raised work quotas, which grew into a nationwide popular uprising. Soviet troops put it down, and dozens were killed.
Facts about this question
- Question number
- 210 of 460
- Section
- General section (questions 1–300)
- Success rate
- 58% 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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