Language: English
Question 173 · Federal question
The Federal Republic of Germany is a founding member of …
German original (as asked in the real test)
Die Bundesrepublik Deutschland ist ein Gründungsmitglied …
- A des Nordatlantikpakts (NATO).
- B der Vereinten Nationen (VN).
- C der Europäischen Union (EU). ✓ Correct answer
- D des Warschauer Pakts.
Translation
The Federal Republic of Germany is a founding member of …
- A the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO).
- B the United Nations (UN).
- C the European Union (EU). ✓ Correct answer
- D the Warsaw Pact.
Explanation
West Germany was one of the six founding states of the European Economic Community in 1957, the predecessor of today's EU. It joined NATO in 1955 and the UN only in 1973, and it was never in the Warsaw Pact.
Tips
- 1957 and the EEC link West Germany to the EU's origins, its NATO and UN memberships came at different times entirely.
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