Berlin WallOnline version This is a test of theBerlin Wall by alvaro arina 1 Why was the Berlin Wall erected? a Near the end of World War II, the Nazis barricaded themselves in Berlin and built a wall to protect themselves. b Western democracies wanted to shield themselves from communism. c Soviet Premier Nikita Khrushchev tried to prevent East Berliners from leaving, saying they needed protection from Western capitalists. 2 Why was it so difficult to escape from East Berlin after the Berlin Wall was built? a The Berlin Wall stretched 96 miles long and stood 13 feet high. Armed soldiers guarded the wall. b The East and West German governments didn't get along, so people had to fill out extensive paperwork to change their citizenship. c Leaving East Berlin was actually rather easy if you had a car or knew someone who was digging a tunnel. d The Berlin Wall stretched 96 miles long and stood 13 feet high. Armed soldiers guarded the wall. 3 How did East and West Germans communicate with one another and what types of messages did they transmit? a East and West Germans communicated by messenger and telephone. They spoke openly about escape plans and hopes for reunification. b West Germans transmitted personal and political messages over the wall via radio, television, on billboards and sometimes by word of mouth. East Germans sometimes were able to smuggle replies to the West. c East and West Germans could not communicate with one another during the 28 years that the Berlin Wall was standing. The wall was so massive and threatening that all forms of communication stopped. 4 What impact did Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev have on the Berlin Wall? a Gorbachev opposed the Berlin Wall. He ordered that the wall be taken down the same year he came to power. b Gorbachev was a supporter of the Berlin Wall. He glorified it to the people living in the Soviet Union and the rest of the world. c Gorbachev's policies created the environment in which the wall ultimately came down.
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