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History and Responsibility

54 of the 300 general questions belong to the topic History and Responsibility. All of them are listed here with the correct answer; the explanation is on each question's page.

  1. A party in Germany is pursuing the goal of establishing a dictatorship. It is then ...unconstitutional.
  2. How can someone who denies the Holocaust be punished?imprisonment for up to five years or a fine
  3. Who built the wall in Berlin?the GDR
  4. When were the National Socialists with Adolf Hitler in power in Germany?1933 to 1945
  5. What happened on 8 May 1945?End of the Second World War in Europe
  6. When did the Second World War end?1945
  7. When were the National Socialists in power in Germany?1933 to 1945
  8. In which year did Hitler become Reich Chancellor?1933
  9. The National Socialists with Adolf Hitler established in Germany in 1933 ...a dictatorship.
  10. What did not exist in Germany during the Nazi era?free elections
  11. Which war lasted from 1939 to 1945?the Second World War
  12. In which year did the National Socialists destroy synagogues and Jewish businesses in Germany?1938
  13. Which countries were referred to as "Allied occupying powers" in Germany after the Second World War?USA, Soviet Union, Great Britain, France
  14. What existed during the time of National Socialism in Germany?the ban on political parties
  15. In which occupation zone was the GDR founded? In the ...Soviet occupation zone.
  16. When was the GDR founded?1949
  17. How many occupation zones were there in Germany after the Second World War?4
  18. How were the occupation zones of Germany distributed after 1945?
  19. Which German city was divided into four sectors after the Second World War?Berlin
  20. From June 1948 to May 1949, the citizens of West Berlin were supplied by an airlift. What was the reason for this?The Soviet Union interrupted all overland transport.
  21. How did the Second World War officially end in Europe?with the unconditional surrender of Germany
  22. Which politician is associated with the "Ostverträge"?Willy Brandt
  23. Who is known as the "Chancellor of German Unity"?Helmut Kohl
  24. In which period did the German Democratic Republic (GDR) exist?1949 to 1990
  25. How many federal states were added to the Federal Republic of Germany at reunification in 1990?5
  26. 27 January is an official day of remembrance in Germany. What does this day commemorate?the victims of National Socialism
  27. What is the accession of the GDR to the Federal Republic of Germany in 1990 generally called?German reunification
  28. French President François Mitterrand and German Chancellor Helmut Kohl commemorate the dead of both world wars together in Verdun. Which objective of the European Union is emphasised at this meeting?
  29. By which treaties did the Federal Republic of Germany unite with other states to form the European Economic Community?by the "Treaties of Rome"
  30. What did Willy Brandt want to express by kneeling in the former Jewish ghetto in Warsaw in 1970?
  31. When was the "economic miracle" in the Federal Republic of Germany?50s
  32. In 1953 there was an uprising in the GDR, which for a long time was commemorated by a public holiday in the Federal Republic of Germany. When was that?17 June
  33. In which year was the Berlin Wall built?1961
  34. When did the GDR build the wall in Berlin?1961
  35. What does the abbreviation DDR mean?German Democratic Republic
  36. When was the Berlin Wall opened to everyone?1989
  37. Which of today's German states used to be part of the GDR?Brandenburg
  38. From 1961 to 1989 Berlin was ...divided by a wall.
  39. Which German state was formerly part of the GDR?Saxony-Anhalt
  40. Why is the period in autumn 1989 in the GDR called "Die Wende"? During this time, the GDR changed politically ...from a dictatorship to democracy.
  41. Which of today's German states used to belong to the territory of the GDR?Thuringia
  42. Which of today's German states used to belong to the territory of the GDR?Saxony
  43. In the GDR, the abbreviation "Stasi" meant ...the Ministry for State Security.
  44. Which German state was formerly part of the GDR?Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania
  45. Which of the following lists contains only federal states that belonged to the territory of the former GDR?Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania, Brandenburg, Saxony, Saxony-Anhalt, Thuringia
  46. To whom did the GDR belong during the "Cold War"?to the Warsaw Pact
  47. What was the economic system of the GDR called?Planned economy
  48. How did the Federal Republic of Germany and the GDR become one state?Today's five eastern federal states joined the Federal Republic of Germany.
  49. With the accession of the GDR to the Federal Republic of Germany, the new federal states now also belong ...to the European Union.
  50. Which military alliance was the GDR a member of?in the Warsaw Pact
  51. What was the "Stasi"?the secret service of the GDR
  52. What happened on 17 June 1953 in the GDR?nationwide strikes and a popular uprising
  53. In the GDR there were mainly migrants from ...Vietnam, Poland, Mozambique.
  54. Foreign workers who were recruited by the Federal Republic of Germany in the 1950s and 1960s were called ...Guest workers

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