Question 205 · Federal question
With the accession of the GDR to the Federal Republic of Germany, the new federal states…
German original (as asked in the real test)
Mit dem Beitritt der DDR zur Bundesrepublik Deutschland gehören die neuen Bundesländer nun auch …
- A zur Europäischen Union. ✓ Correct answer
- B zum Warschauer Pakt.
- C zur OPEC.
- D zur Europäischen Verteidigungsgemeinschaft.
Translation
With the accession of the GDR to the Federal Republic of Germany, the new federal states now also belong to …
- A the European Union. ✓ Correct answer
- B the Warsaw Pact.
- C OPEC.
- D the European Defense Community.
Explanation
When the GDR acceded to the Federal Republic of Germany in 1990, the new federal states became part of the same international organizations to which the Federal Republic already belonged. EU membership applies to the entire territory of a member state, so the new states automatically fell under the EU. The Warsaw Pact was an Eastern Bloc alliance (dissolved soon after), OPEC is for oil-exporting countries, and the European Defence Community never came into force.
Tips
- Identify which organizations Germany was actually a member of in 1990 and which still exist.
- Use elimination: remove alliances associated with the Eastern Bloc, commodity cartels for oil exporters, and proposed entities that never entered into force.
- Remember that when a region joins an existing member state, the state’s international memberships typically extend to that region automatically.
- Watch for keywords like reunification or accession indicating continuity of the Federal Republic’s treaties and memberships.
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