Question 174

Question 215 of 300History and Responsibility

When was the GDR founded?

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Correct answer to question 174: 1949

Explanation

The German Democratic Republic was founded on 7 October 1949 in the Soviet occupation zone – only months after the Federal Republic, which was founded on 23 May 1949. Germany was then officially split into two states.

The question in German, as it appears in the test

Wann wurde die DDR gegründet?

  1. 1947
  2. 1949
  3. 1953
  4. 1956

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