Booklet 5 - Reunification 1989-90

Question 1

When did the GDR Communist leader Erich Honecker visit the FRG?

Answer 1

September 1987

Question 2

When did the Hungarian government announce the removal of barbed wire fencing on its borders with Austria?

Answer 2

2nd May 1989

Question 3

How many East Germans travelled to Hungary hoping to escape Austria?

Answer 3

tens of thousands

Question 4

When did the FRG announce it will accept East German refugees from Hungary, and how many?

Answer 4

1st September
20,000 refugees

Question 5

When were there protests against the GDR government in Leipzig?

Answer 5

17th October 1989

Question 6

How many people were involved in the protests in Leipzig?

Answer 6

100,000

Question 7

When did the SED remove Honecker as the leader?

Answer 7

18th October 1989

Question 8

Who replaced Honecker as leader of SED?

Answer 8

Egon Krenz

Question 9

When did the Berlin wall fall?

Answer 9

9th November 1989

Question 10

When was Egon Krenz removed as leader of SED?

Answer 10

13th November 1989

Question 11

Who replaced Egon Krenz as leader of SED?

Answer 11

Gregor Gysi

Question 12

When was the Ten Point Plan announced and by who?

Answer 12

28th November 1989
FRG Chancellor Helmut Kohl