GENERAL KNOWLEDGE

GK

WORLD GEOGRAPHY

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
The eastern and western regions of which continents were divided by the Berlin Wall during the Cold War?
A
Asia
B
Europe
C
North America
D
Africa
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Europe was divided into a U.S.-led Western Bloc and a Soviet-led Eastern Bloc.

Detailed explanation-2: -For many years, the Berlin Wall separated East Germany from West Germany, acting as a physical barrier that symbolised the political divisions of the time.

Detailed explanation-3: -The Berlin Wall (German: Berliner Mauer, pronounced [bɛʁˌliːnɐ ˈmaʊ̯ɐ] ( listen)) was a guarded concrete barrier that encircled West Berlin from 1961 to 1989, separating it from East Berlin and East Germany (GDR).

Detailed explanation-4: -It consisted of the American, British, and French occupation sectors established in 1945. The Berlin Wall, built in 1961, physically separated West Berlin from its East Berlin and East German surroundings until it fell in 1989.

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