Division of Germany · Question 57 of 69
In 1953 there was an uprising in the GDR, which for a long time was commemorated by a public holiday in the Federal Republic of Germany. When was that?
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Answer
- B 17 June
Explanation
On 17 June 1953, hundreds of thousands of people in the GDR went on strike and demonstrated against higher work quotas and for free elections; Soviet tanks crushed the uprising. In the Federal Republic, 17 June was a public holiday as the "Day of German Unity" until 1990. Since 1990 it has been 3 October.