GermanyAufgabe 199 · History and responsibility
In the GDR, the abbreviation “Stasi” meant …
In the exam (German)
Mit der Abkürzung "Stasi" meinte man in der DDR …
- athe parliament.das Parlament.
- bthe Ministry for State Security.das Ministerium für Staatssicherheit.Correct answer
- ca ruling party.eine regierende Partei.
- dthe Ministry of Public Education.das Ministerium für Volksbildung.
Why?
“Stasi” is short for Staatssicherheit (state security), that is, the Ministry for State Security (Ministerium für Staatssicherheit) of the GDR. It was a secret service and a secret police at the same time, and it watched many people with the help of employees and informers. Today you can apply to the Federal Archives (Bundesarchiv) to read your own Stasi file.
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Aufgabe 201
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Aufgabe 203
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Questions and options: Federal Office for Migration and Refugees (BAMF), Gesamtfragenkatalog for the “Leben in Deutschland” test and the Einbürgerungstest, as of 07.05.2025 (Annex 1 to the Einbürgerungstestverordnung). The English translation and the explanations are ours, written with AI; in the exam the questions are asked in German. The coats of arms, flags and photos come from Wikimedia Commons, the maps and ballot papers are drawn by us – authors and licences are listed under Image credits. This is not a government service.
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