In what year was the Berlin Wall erected?

In what year was the Berlin Wall erected?

• A. 1958
• B. 1961
• C. 1989
• D. 1970

Answer: (B)

This question tests knowledge of the timing of a major Cold War event—the moment the city was physically divided by a barrier. The Berlin Wall went up in 1961, with construction beginning on August 13, as East Germany, backed by the Soviet Union, sealed off West Berlin to stem the mass exodus of people fleeing to the West. This year marks the concrete inception of the barrier that symbolized the broader East–West confrontation during the Cold War. The other years don’t fit: 1989 is when the wall fell, not when it was erected, and the remaining years don’t correspond to the initial construction of the barrier.

This question tests knowledge of the timing of a major Cold War event—the moment the city was physically divided by a barrier. The Berlin Wall went up in 1961, with construction beginning on August 13, as East Germany, backed by the Soviet Union, sealed off West Berlin to stem the mass exodus of people fleeing to the West. This year marks the concrete inception of the barrier that symbolized the broader East–West confrontation during the Cold War. The other years don’t fit: 1989 is when the wall fell, not when it was erected, and the remaining years don’t correspond to the initial construction of the barrier.