Question 272 of 300History and Responsibility

Which of the following lists contains only federal states that belonged to the territory of the former GDR?

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Lower Saxony, North Rhine-Westphalia, Hesse, Schleswig-Holstein, Brandenburg
Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania, Brandenburg, Saxony, Saxony-Anhalt, Thuringia
Bavaria, Baden-Württemberg, Rhineland-Palatinate, Thuringia, Saxony
Saxony, Thuringia, Hesse, Lower Saxony, Brandenburg

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Correct answer to question 201: Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania, Brandenburg, Saxony, Saxony-Anhalt, Thuringia

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Five new federal states emerged from the GDR (1949–1990) after reunification: Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania, Brandenburg, Saxony, Saxony-Anhalt and Thuringia. Berlin, as a divided city, is usually treated separately.

The question in German, as it appears in the test

Welche der folgenden Auflistungen enthält nur Bundesländer, die zum Gebiet der früheren DDR gehörten?

Niedersachsen, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Hessen, Schleswig-Holstein, Brandenburg
Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Brandenburg, Sachsen, Sachsen-Anhalt, Thüringen
Bayern, Baden-Württemberg, Rheinland-Pfalz, Thüringen, Sachsen
Sachsen, Thüringen, Hessen, Niedersachsen, Brandenburg

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Which of the following lists contains only federal states that belonged to the territory of the former GDR?

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