GermanyAufgabe 190 · History and responsibility
What does the abbreviation DDR stand for?
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Was bedeutet die Abkürzung DDR?
- aDritter Deutscher Rundfunk (Third German Broadcasting)Dritter Deutscher Rundfunk
- bDie Deutsche Republik (The German Republic)Die Deutsche Republik
- cDritte Deutsche Republik (Third German Republic)Dritte Deutsche Republik
- dDeutsche Demokratische Republik (German Democratic Republic)Deutsche Demokratische RepublikCorrect answer
Why?
DDR stands for Deutsche Demokratische Republik (German Democratic Republic, GDR). Despite its name, the GDR was not a democracy: the SED party was in control, and there were no free elections until March 1990. The GDR existed from 1949 to 1990.
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