The End of the Cold War

Question 1

Why did crowds tear down the wall after the gates were opened?

Revolt · Accepted Answer

The wall was a symbol that people wanted to destroy.

Question 2

What can you infer from the fact that people were willing to risk their lives to cross the wall prior to its removal?

Revolt · Accepted Answer

Many East Germans wanted to leave East Germany at any cost.

Question 3

How does the article describe the mood within Germany after the fall of the Berlin Wall?

Revolt · Accepted Answer

as celebratory and joyful

Question 4

Choose the right term or phrase to complete the sentence.Between 1970 and 1990, jobs and economic movements were controlled by ✔ the governmentcitizensemployers.

Revolt · Accepted Answer

✔ the government

Question 5

Which sector of the economy struggled due to lack of improvements to infrastructure during communist rule?

Revolt · Accepted Answer

The agricultural sector

Question 6

Identify at least three reasons why the revolution took place.

Revolt · Accepted Answer

The revolution took place due to economic stagnation and shortages of consumer goods within the Soviet bloc, the introduction of Mikhail Gorbachev's reforms of glasnost (openness) and perestroika (restructuring), and a growing desire for political freedom and national independence in Eastern European satellite states.

Question 7

Which of the following did you identify? Check all of the boxes that apply.

Revolt · Accepted Answer

the violence of Ceausescu; citizens were experiencing starvation; desires for democracy; complaints about a lack of freedom; complaints about Ceausescu family members

Question 8

What did the Berlin Wall symbolize, and how did its destruction affect this symbolism?

Revolt · Accepted Answer

The Berlin Wall was a symbol of the Iron Curtain, and its destruction marked the end of communist power in Germany.

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