Question 180

Question 221 of 300Politics in a Democracy

The first Chancellor of the Federal Republic of Germany was ...

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Correct answer to question 180: Konrad Adenauer.

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The first Chancellor of the Federal Republic of Germany was Konrad Adenauer (CDU). He governed from 1949 to 1963 and shaped the rebuilding of West German democracy, integration with the West and reconciliation with France.

The question in German, as it appears in the test

Der erste Bundeskanzler der Bundesrepublik Deutschland war …

  1. Ludwig Erhard.
  2. Willy Brandt.
  3. Konrad Adenauer.
  4. Gerhard Schröder.

Last updated: November 2026

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