Question 198 · 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 Bayern
- B Niedersachsen
- C Sachsen ✓ Correct answer
- D Baden-Württemberg
Translation
Which present-day German federal state was formerly part of the territory of the GDR?
- A Bavaria
- B Lower Saxony
- C Saxony ✓ Correct answer
- D Baden-Württemberg
Explanation
Saxony (Sachsen) was part of the German Democratic Republic (DDR) until reunification in 1990. The other listed states—Bavaria, Lower Saxony, and Baden-Württemberg—were in the Federal Republic of Germany (West Germany).
Tips
- Learn the five federal states that joined upon reunification: Brandenburg, Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania, Saxony, Saxony-Anhalt, and Thuringia (plus East Berlin).
- Use geography: states in the far east or along the Elbe and Oder were typically in the DDR; southern and southwestern states were in West Germany.
- Eliminate well-known West German states (e.g., Bavaria and Baden-Württemberg are southern/western; Lower Saxony is northwest).
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