Question 153 · Federal question
What happened on May 8, 1945?
German original (as asked in the real test)
Was war am 8. Mai 1945?
- A Tod Adolf Hitlers
- B Beginn des Berliner Mauerbaus
- C Wahl von Konrad Adenauer zum Bundeskanzler
- D Ende des Zweiten Weltkriegs in Europa ✓ Correct answer
Translation
What happened on May 8, 1945?
- A Death of Adolf Hitler
- B Start of the construction of the Berlin Wall
- C Election of Konrad Adenauer as Chancellor
- D End of the Second World War in Europe ✓ Correct answer
Explanation
May 8, 1945 is celebrated as Victory in Europe Day, marking Germany’s unconditional surrender and the end of World War II in Europe. Hitler died on April 30, 1945; the Berlin Wall began in 1961; Adenauer became Chancellor in 1949.
Tips
- Use timeline elimination: match key dates with events (1933 seizure of power, 1939 war start, May 8, 1945 end of war in Europe, 1949 Basic Law and first federal election, 1961 Berlin Wall, 1989 fall of the Wall, 1990 reunification). Watch for keywords like “Mauerbau,” “Bundeskanzler,” and “Kapitulation.” If multiple options are plausible, discard those with mismatched years.
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