What happened on 8 May 1945?

Einbürgerungstest, question 153 German original

Was war am 8. Mai 1945?

  1. Tod Adolf Hitlers death of Adolf Hitler
  2. Beginn des Berliner Mauerbaus start of the building of the Berlin Wall
  3. Wahl von Konrad Adenauer zum Bundeskanzler election of Konrad Adenauer as Bundeskanzler (Federal Chancellor)
  4. Ende des Zweiten Weltkriegs in Europa end of the Second World War in Europe
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Correct answer: Ende des Zweiten Weltkriegs in Europa end of the Second World War in Europe

Why?

On 8 May 1945, Germany’s unconditional surrender came into force, and the Second World War in Europe was over. Hitler had killed himself on 30 April 1945. The Wall was built in 1961, and Adenauer became Bundeskanzler (Federal Chancellor) in 1949.

Key term: Kapitulation = surrender

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