Question 193
Von 1961 bis 1989 war Berlin …From 1961 to 1989, Berlin was …
Options
- ohne Bürgermeister.without a mayor.
- ein eigener Staat.an independent state.
- durch eine Mauer geteilt.divided by a wall.
- nur mit dem Flugzeug erreichbar.accessible only by plane.
Explanation
From 13 August 1961 until 9 November 1989 a heavily fortified concrete wall cut Berlin into an eastern and a western sector. The barrier embodied the ideological divide between the socialist GDR and the democratic Federal Republic during the Cold War.
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