Question 204

Question 275 of 300History and Responsibility

How did the Federal Republic of Germany and the GDR become one state?

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Correct answer to question 204: Today's five eastern federal states joined the Federal Republic of Germany.

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On 3 October 1990, the five newly formed East German states joined the Federal Republic under Article 23 of the Basic Law. The GDR thereby ceased to exist; no new constitution was adopted.

The question in German, as it appears in the test

Wie wurden die Bundesrepublik Deutschland und die DDR zu einem Staat?

  1. Die Bundesrepublik Deutschland hat die DDR besetzt.
  2. Die heutigen fünf östlichen Bundesländer sind der Bundesrepublik Deutschland beigetreten.
  3. Die westlichen Bundesländer sind der DDR beigetreten.
  4. Die DDR hat die Bundesrepublik Deutschland besetzt.

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