The Berlin Wall

question 102

Multiple Choice

The Berlin Wall:

• A) was built with the cooperation of West Germany and her western allies, who sought to improve relations with the Soviet Union.
• B) was torn down in 1989 by a group of Soviet protestors.
• C) was erected in 1961 by the Soviets to stem the rising tide of emigration from East Berlin to West Berlin.
• D) became an unlikely symbol of hope that one day the Cold War would end.

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