Question

question 6 of 10
what event helped unite east and west germany?

a. the policy of glasnost
b. the solidarity protests
c. the velvet revolution
d. the fall of the berlin wall

Explanation:

• Option A: Glasnost was a Soviet policy of openness, not related to German unification.
• Option B: Solidarity protests were in Poland, for workers' rights, not German unification.
• Option C: The Velvet Revolution was in Czechoslovakia, leading to its transition, not German unification.
• Option D: The fall of the Berlin Wall in 1989 symbolized and enabled the reunification of East and West Germany, as it removed the physical and ideological barrier between them.

Answer:

D. The fall of the Berlin Wall