Berlin Wall (OCR A-Level History A): Flashcards
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Leader of East Germany under Communist rule
Leader of East Germany under Communist rule
Walter Ulbricht
Year of workers' revolt in East Germany
Year of workers' revolt in East Germany
1953
Date GDR built barbed wire fence in Berlin
Date GDR built barbed wire fence in Berlin
13 August 1961
What replaced wire barriers along Berlin border
What replaced wire barriers along Berlin border
Concrete wall
Alternative name for Berlin Wall
Alternative name for Berlin Wall
Inner German border
Years Berlin Wall divided East & West Germany
Years Berlin Wall divided East & West Germany
1961 until 1989
Soviet leader who claimed Berlin for East Germany 1961
Soviet leader who claimed Berlin for East Germany 1961
Nikita Khrushchev
GDR's propaganda name for Berlin Wall
GDR's propaganda name for Berlin Wall
Anti-fascist protective wall
Name of gap between the two walls
Name of gap between the two walls
Death Strip
Crossing point for non-Germans to East Berlin
Crossing point for non-Germans to East Berlin
Checkpoint Charlie
Fate of hundreds trying to cross Berlin Wall
Fate of hundreds trying to cross Berlin Wall
Shot while trying to cross
How many years did Berlin Wall stand
How many years did Berlin Wall stand
28 years
Incentive for guards who killed escapees
Incentive for guards who killed escapees
Financial rewards