Question 200

Question 271 of 300History and Responsibility

Which German state was formerly part of the GDR?

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Correct answer to question 200: Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania

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Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania on the Baltic coast was part of the GDR until 1990 and is today one of the five new federal states. Its capital is Schwerin; the state is sparsely populated and famous for lakes, islands like Rügen and Usedom, and the Hanseatic cities of Rostock and Stralsund.

The question in German, as it appears in the test

Welches heutige deutsche Bundesland gehörte früher zum Gebiet der DDR?

  1. Hessen
  2. Schleswig-Holstein
  3. Mecklenburg-Vorpommern
  4. Saarland

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