What happened in the DDR (East Germany) on 17 June 1953?

Einbürgerungstest, question 210 German original

Was ereignete sich am 17. Juni 1953 in der DDR?

  1. der feierliche Beitritt zum Warschauer Pakt the ceremonial accession to the Warsaw Pact
  2. landesweite Streiks und ein Volksaufstand nationwide strikes and a popular uprising
  3. der 1. SED-Parteitag the 1st SED party congress
  4. der erste Besuch Fidel Castros Fidel Castro’s first visit
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Correct answer: landesweite Streiks und ein Volksaufstand nationwide strikes and a popular uprising

Why?

On 17 June 1953, workers went on strike in many towns in the DDR (East Germany), and the protests grew into an uprising against the government. Soviet tanks put it down. Until 1990, 17 June was a public holiday in West Germany, called the Day of German Unity.

Key term: Volksaufstand = popular uprising

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