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Wall Facts
Numbers Game
Miscellaneous
100
What year did East and West Germany officially become separate countries?
1949
100
Who was the first leader of East Germany?
Walter Ulbricht
100
About how tall was the Berlin Wall?
12 feet high
100
How many countries divided up Germany after WW II?
four
100
What was JFK's famous quote in Germany?
"Ich bin ein Berliner"
200
When was the Berlin Airlift?
1948-49
200
What famous president visited Berlin in June, 1963?
John F. Kennedy
200
What did the Berlin Wall surround?
West Berlin
200
Approximately how many people were killed trying to cross the Berlin Wall?
100-200
200
Who mistakenly said that travel from East to West Berlin would be allowed "immediately"?
Guenter Schabowski
300
What exact date did the Berlin Wall go up (mainly barbed wire)?
August 13, 1961
300
Who was the leader of East Germany from 1971-1989?
Erich Honecker
300
How long was the Berlin Wall?
96 miles (going around the western half of Berlin)
300
About how many East Germans escaped into the West from 1961-89?
about 40,000
300
Which side of the Berlin Wall had graffiti on it?
western side
400
When did the Berlin Wall 'fall'? (East Germans were allowed to travel to the West)
Nov. 9, 1989
400
Who said, "Mr. Gorbachev, tear down this wall!"?
Ronald Reagan
400
How long did the Berlin Wall separate East and West Berlin?
28 years
400
How long did the tanks at Checkpoint Charlie face off?
16 hours
400
What 4 countries divided up and controlled Germany and Berlin after WW II?
USA, France, Great Britain, USSR
500
What year did Ronald Reagan visit Berlin and make a famous speech?
1987
500
Who was the Soviet leader who supported new freedoms for Communist countries?
Mikhail Gorbachev
500
On whose land was the Berlin Wall built?
the eastern side of Berlin
500
What year did WW II end?
1945
500
What was the German name of the East German secret police?
Staatssicherheit (Stasi)
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