Language: English
Question 192 · Federal question
Which current German federal state was formerly part of the territory of the GDR?
German original (as asked in the real test)
Welches heutige deutsche Bundesland gehörte früher zum Gebiet der DDR?
- A Brandenburg ✓ Correct answer
- B Bayern
- C Saarland
- D Hessen
Translation
Which current German federal state was formerly part of the territory of the GDR?
- A Brandenburg ✓ Correct answer
- B Bavaria
- C Saarland
- D Hesse
Explanation
Brandenburg was one of the eastern states that made up the GDR, together with Saxony, Saxony-Anhalt, Thuringia, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern and East Berlin. Bavaria, Saarland and Hesse were always part of West Germany.
Tips
- The five eastern states plus East Berlin were the GDR, everything else was West Germany.
- Capitals like Potsdam, Dresden, Erfurt, Magdeburg and Schwerin all sit in former East German territory.
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