Multiple choice

The Soviet Union built the Berlin Wall in 1961 in order to –

  1. reroute automobile traffic around downtown Berlin

  2. prevent the transfer of money from West Europe to the East

  3. prevent escape of Eastern Europeans to the West

  4. fortify the government headquarters building in Berlin
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C Correct answer
Explanation

The Berlin Wall was constructed by the German Democratic Republic (East Germany) to stop the mass migration of citizens from East Berlin to West Berlin, which was seen as a 'brain drain' and a political embarrassment.

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