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  • Which four countries occupied Germany after World War II?
    and the Soviet Union
    The United States
    France
    the United Kingdom
  • Who was the man watching the news on TV at the beginning of the story?
    Werner
  • What were some of the dangers people faced if they tried to cross the wall?
    dogs
    Armed guards
    and a shoot-to-kill order
    landmines
  • Who was Harald Jäger
    He was a border guard who decided to open the gate
    and what important decision did he make?
  • What was the "mistake" made by the politician Günter Schabowski during the press conference?
    He mistakenly said the new travel rules started "immediately"
  • How did people celebrate once the gates were finally opened?
    they
  • Why did the East German government want to build a wall in 1961?
    To stop the "brain drain" as many of their smartest citizens were leaving for the West
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