Question 201

Which of the following lists contains only federal states that belonged to the territory of the former GDR?

Deutsch: Welche der folgenden Auflistungen enthält nur Bundesländer, die zum Gebiet der früheren DDR gehörten?

Answer options

  • Saxony, Thuringia, Hesse, Lower Saxony, Brandenburg
  • Bavaria, Baden-Württemberg, Rhineland-Palatinate, Thuringia, Saxony
  • Lower Saxony, North Rhine-Westphalia, Hesse, Schleswig-Holstein, Brandenburg
  • Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania, Brandenburg, Saxony, Saxony-Anhalt, ThuringiaCorrect answer

Explanation

The question refers to the political and geographical division of Germany during the period of German division from 1949 to 1990. At that time, the German Democratic Republic (GDR) consisted of certain federal states in eastern Germany. In order to find the right answer, you have to know which of today's federal states emerged completely from the territory of the former GDR and which belonged to the Federal Republic of Germany (FRG).

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