GermanyAufgabe 204 · History and responsibility
How did the Federal Republic of Germany and the GDR become one state?
In the exam (German)
Wie wurden die Bundesrepublik Deutschland und die DDR zu einem Staat?
- aThe Federal Republic occupied the GDR.Die Bundesrepublik hat die DDR besetzt.
- bToday's five eastern federal states joined the Federal Republic of Germany.Die heutigen fünf östlichen Bundesländer sind der Bundesrepublik Deutschland beigetreten.Correct answer
- cThe western federal states joined the GDR.Die westlichen Bundesländer sind der DDR beigetreten.
- dThe GDR occupied the Federal Republic of Germany.Die DDR hat die Bundesrepublik Deutschland besetzt.
Why?
After the first free election in the GDR in March 1990, the People's Chamber (Volkskammer) decided to join the Federal Republic. The accession took effect on 3 October 1990 (under Article 23 of the Basic Law, Grundgesetz, in its old version), and since then the five eastern states have been part of the Federal Republic. So it was a voluntary accession, not an occupation.
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