Language: English
Question 200 · 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 Hessen
- B Schleswig-Holstein
- C Mecklenburg-Vorpommern ✓ Correct answer
- D Saarland
Translation
Which current German federal state was formerly part of the territory of the GDR?
- A Hesse
- B Schleswig-Holstein
- C Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania ✓ Correct answer
- D Saarland
Explanation
Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania was part of the GDR and was re-established as a federal state after reunification in 1990. Hesse, Schleswig-Holstein and Saarland belonged to West Germany.
Tips
- Any state name ending in -Vorpommern or -Anhalt points to the former East.
- Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania is on the Baltic coast in the northeast, not to be confused with Schleswig-Holstein in the northwest.
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