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Schabowski eventually admitted his responsibility for which state policy?

  • Economic collapse

  • Border shootings

  • Environmental damage

  • Educational reform

Answer

The border shootings in East Germany were a state policy in which individuals attempting to cross the Berlin Wall were shot and killed by East German guards. Schabowski, the head of the Socialist Unity Party of Germany, eventually admitted his personal responsibility for this policy, acknowledging the tragic consequences of such actions and the violation of human rights that occurred as a result.
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