9.2

Question 1

What did the East Germany governent do in the late 1980s?

Answer 1

• Banned Soviet publication
• They believed it would undermine communism

Question 2

What happened on 4th November?

Answer 2

The largest demonstration in East Germany’s history took place, with over 1 million people in East Berlin demanding democracy and free elections

Question 3

What happened when democratic election were announced in Hungary?

Answer 3

Mass movement of East German citizens through Hungary to West Germany

As a result, the East German government announced much greater freedom of travel for East German citizens

Question 4

What was part of the East German government’s plan for greater freedom of travel?

Answer 4

9th November

East German government announces that border crossings into West Germany would be opened

People began to dismantle the Berlin wall

Question 5

What happened on 3rd October 1990?

Answer 5

West and East Germany were formally reunited on 3 October 1990

Question 6

What happened within a few days of the East German announcement?

Answer 6

Over 1 million people per day had seized the chance to see relatives and experience life in the West

Question 7

What were consequences of the fall of the Berlin wall?

Answer 7

• Tensions in the world eased
• The USSR’s power was dwindling
• The new Germany joined NATO and in 1991, the Warsaw Pact was dissolved