Block 6

Questions 151 to 180

Question 151
Who built the wall in Berlin?
  1. Great Britain
  2. the Federal Republic of Germany
  3. the GDR
  4. the USA
Question 152
When were the National Socialists and Adolf Hitler in power in Germany?
  1. 1918 to 1923
  2. 1932 to 1950
  3. 1933 to 1945
  4. 1945 to 1989
Question 153
What happened on May 8, 1945?
  1. Death of Adolf Hitler
  2. Start of the construction of the Berlin Wall
  3. Election of Konrad Adenauer as Federal Chancellor
  4. End of the Second World War in Europe
Question 154
When did the Second World War end?
  1. 1933
  2. 1945
  3. 1949
  4. 1961
Question 155
When were the National Socialists in power in Germany?
  1. 1888 to 1918
  2. 1921 to 1934
  3. 1933 to 1945
  4. 1949 to 1963
Question 156
In which year did Hitler become Reich Chancellor?
  1. 1923
  2. 1927
  3. 1933
  4. 1936
Question 157
In 1933, the National Socialists and Adolf Hitler established ...
  1. a dictatorship.
  2. a democratic state.
  3. a monarchy.
  4. a principality.
Question 158
The "Third Reich" was a ...
  1. Dictatorship.
  2. Democracy.
  3. Monarchy.
  4. Soviet Republic.
Question 159
What didn't exist in Germany during the National Socialist era?
  1. free elections
  2. Press censorship
  3. Arbitrary arrests
  4. Persecution of the Jews
Question 160
Which war lasted from 1939 to 1945?
  1. The First World War
  2. the Second World War
  3. the Vietnam War
  4. the Gulf War
Question 161
What characterized the Nazi state? A policy ...
  1. of state racism
  2. freedom of expression
  3. the general freedom of religion
  4. the development of democracy
Question 162
Claus Schenk Graf von Stauffenberg became known through ...
  1. a gold medal at the 1936 Olympic Games.
  2. the construction of the Reichstag building.
  3. the development of the Wehrmacht.
  4. the assassination attempt on Hitler on July 20, 1944.
Question 163
In which year did the National Socialists destroy synagogues and Jewish businesses in Germany?
  1. 1925
  2. 1930
  3. 1938
  4. 1945
Question 164
What happened in Germany on November 9, 1938?
  1. The Second World War begins with the attack on Poland.
  2. The National Socialists lose an election and dissolve the Reichstag.
  3. Jewish stores and synagogues are destroyed by National Socialists and their supporters.
  4. Hitler becomes Reich President and has all parties banned.
Question 165
What was the name of the first Chancellor of the Federal Republic of Germany?
  1. Konrad Adenauer
  2. Kurt Georg Kiesinger
  3. Helmut Schmidt
  4. Willy Brandt
Question 166
At which demonstrations in Germany did people shout "We are the people"?
  1. at the 1989 Monday demonstrations in the GDR
  2. during the workers' uprising in the GDR in 1953
  3. at the 1968 demonstrations in the Federal Republic of Germany
  4. at the 1985 anti-nuclear demonstrations in the Federal Republic of Germany
Question 167
Which countries were referred to as "Allied occupying powers" in Germany after the Second World War?
  1. Soviet Union, Great Britain, Poland, Sweden
  2. France, Soviet Union, Italy, Japan
  3. USA, Soviet Union, Spain, Portugal
  4. USA, Soviet Union, Great Britain, France
Question 168
Which country was not an "Allied occupying power" in Germany?
  1. USA
  2. Soviet Union
  3. France
  4. Japan
Question 169
When was the Federal Republic of Germany founded?
  1. 1939
  2. 1945
  3. 1949
  4. 1951
Question 170
What happened during the National Socialist era in Germany?
  1. the right to free development of the personality
  2. Freedom of the press
  3. the ban on political parties
  4. the protection of human dignity
Question 171
A social market economy means that the economy ...
  1. is controlled solely by supply and demand.
  2. is planned and controlled by the state; supply and demand are not taken into account.
  3. depends on demand abroad.
  4. is based on supply and demand, but the state ensures a social balance.
Question 172
In which occupation zone was the GDR founded? In the ...
  1. American occupation zone.
  2. French occupation zone.
  3. British occupation zone.
  4. Soviet occupation zone.
Question 173
The Federal Republic of Germany is a founding member ...
  1. of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO).
  2. of the United Nations (UN).
  3. of the European Union (EU).
  4. of the Warsaw Pact.
Question 174
When was the GDR founded?
  1. 1947
  2. 1949
  3. 1953
  4. 1956
Question 175
How many occupation zones were there in Germany after the Second World War?
  1. 3
  2. 4
  3. 5
  4. 6
Question 176
How were the occupation zones of Germany distributed after 1945?
  1. 1=Great Britain, 2=Soviet Union, 3=France, 4=USA
  2. 1=Soviet Union, 2=Great Britain, 3=USA, 4=France
  3. 1=Great Britain, 2=Soviet Union, 3=USA, 4=France
  4. 1=Great Britain, 2=USA, 3=Soviet Union, 4=France
Question 177
Which German city was divided into four sectors after the Second World War?
  1. Munich
  2. Berlin
  3. Dresden
  4. Frankfurt/Oder
Question 178
From June 1948 to May 1949, the citizens of West Berlin were supplied by an airlift. What was the reason for this?
  1. For France, supplying the West Berlin population by air was more cost-effective.
  2. The American soldiers were afraid of being attacked during land transportation.
  3. For Great Britain, supplies were faster via the airlift.
  4. The Soviet Union interrupted all land transportation.
Question 179
How did the Second World War officially end in Europe?
  1. with the death of Adolf Hitler
  2. by the unconditional surrender of Germany
  3. with the withdrawal of the Germans from the occupied territories
  4. through a revolution in Germany
Question 180
The first Chancellor of the Federal Republic of Germany was ...
  1. Ludwig Erhard.
  2. Willy Brandt.
  3. Konrad Adenauer.
  4. Gerhard Schröder.