The construction of the Berlin Wall (Edexcel GCSE History): Quizzes
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On what date did the physical construction of the Berlin Wall begin?
On what date did the physical construction of the Berlin Wall begin?
12 August 1961
What was the initial form of the Berlin Wall when construction first started?
What was the initial form of the Berlin Wall when construction first started?
Barbed wire fence
By when had the barbed wire fence been transformed into a heavily guarded wall?
By when had the barbed wire fence been transformed into a heavily guarded wall?
End of October 1961
How many summit meetings between 1959-1961 failed to resolve the Berlin crisis?
How many summit meetings between 1959-1961 failed to resolve the Berlin crisis?
Four
What was the main problem Khrushchev desperately needed to address in East Germany?
What was the main problem Khrushchev desperately needed to address in East Germany?
Refugee crisis
How many East Germans were shot attempting to cross the Berlin Wall between 1961-1989?
How many East Germans were shot attempting to cross the Berlin Wall between 1961-1989?
Over 200
What was the Berlin Wall specifically designed to prevent?
What was the Berlin Wall specifically designed to prevent?
East Berliners travelling to West Berlin
What did Khrushchev recognise he could not win against the United States?
What did Khrushchev recognise he could not win against the United States?
A nuclear war
Despite the Berlin ultimatum crisis, what did the Western powers do?
Despite the Berlin ultimatum crisis, what did the Western powers do?
Remained firmly established in Berlin
What happened to anyone attempting to escape across the Berlin Wall?
What happened to anyone attempting to escape across the Berlin Wall?
They were shot
How was the Berlin Wall Crisis different from the Berlin Blockade?
How was the Berlin Wall Crisis different from the Berlin Blockade?
Wall stopped population movement, not supplies
What did the Berlin Wall become the most visible symbol of?
What did the Berlin Wall become the most visible symbol of?
Cold War division of Europe