GermanyAufgabe 165 · History and responsibility
What was the name of the first Federal Chancellor of the Federal Republic of Germany?
In the exam (German)
Wie hieß der erste Bundeskanzler der Bundesrepublik Deutschland?
- aKonrad AdenauerKonrad AdenauerCorrect answer
- bKurt Georg KiesingerKurt Georg Kiesinger
- cHelmut SchmidtHelmut Schmidt
- dWilly BrandtWilly Brandt
Why?
Konrad Adenauer (CDU) was the first Federal Chancellor of the Federal Republic of Germany, from 1949 to 1963. He tied the Federal Republic closely to the West and reconciled it with France. Kurt Georg Kiesinger, Willy Brandt and Helmut Schmidt only became chancellor later.
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Aufgabe 167
Which countries were called the “Allied occupying powers” in Germany after the Second World War?Correct answer:USA, Soviet Union, Great Britain, France
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