What Happened in 1989 When the Hungarians Tore Down the Barbed-Wire

question 76

Multiple Choice

What happened in 1989 when the Hungarians tore down the barbed-wire curtain separating it from Austria?

• A)Austrians flooded into Hungary to take advantage of low prices on food and other goods.
• B)Hungarians set up lucrative smuggling routes for illegal drugs.
• C)Large numbers of dissatisfied East German "vacationers" crossed from Hungary into Austria and from there on to West Germany.
• D)Unemployed residents of the Central Asian republics of the Soviet Union crossed into Austria in search of jobs.

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