One of the Pivotal Means for East Germans to Leave

question 63

Multiple Choice

One of the pivotal means for East Germans to leave communism behind came when

• A) armed mobs placed dynamite on the Berlin Wall and guards did not stop them.
• B) Hungary opened its borders to Austria for free transit.
• C) the Soviet Union eliminated the need for exit visas for dissidents.
• D) there was no enforcement of the guest worker program termination.
• E) None of these were options for East Germans wishing to leave communism.

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