Question 151
Wer baute die Mauer in Berlin?Who built the wall in Berlin?
Options
- GroßbritannienGreat Britain
- die DDRthe GDR
- die Bundesrepublik Deutschlandthe Federal Republic of Germany
- die USAthe USA
Explanation
The Berlin Wall was erected in August 1961 by the government of the German Democratic Republic (DDR). East German authorities, backed by the Soviet Union, ordered and carried out the construction to halt the mass exodus of people to West Berlin.