Language: English
Question 195 · Federal question
Which present-day 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 Hessen
- B Sachsen-Anhalt ✓ Correct answer
- C Nordrhein-Westfalen
- D Saarland
Translation
Which present-day German federal state was formerly part of the territory of the GDR?
- A Hesse
- B Saxony-Anhalt ✓ Correct answer
- C North Rhine-Westphalia
- D Saarland
Explanation
Saxony-Anhalt was one of the five new federal states formed from GDR territory after reunification. Hesse, North Rhine-Westphalia and Saarland belonged to West Germany.
Tips
- The five new states are Brandenburg, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Saxony, Saxony-Anhalt and Thuringia.
- Saarland is a trap, it joined West Germany already in 1957, long before reunification.
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