Thursday, January 10, 2008

European Education, Again

The German newsmagazine "Welt Online" published a poll of students in Berlin ages 15 to 17, in which, in answer to the question "The Berlin Wall was built by...?" a full 20% attributed it to the Allies, the USA, or West Germany. Only a little more than a third (34.9%) correctly identified the DDR as the wall-builder.

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