GermanyAufgabe 205 · History and responsibility

With the accession of the GDR to the Federal Republic of Germany, the new federal states now also belong …

In the exam (German)

Mit dem Beitritt der DDR zur Bundesrepublik Deutschland gehören die neuen Bundesländer nun auch …

  1. ato the European Union.zur Europäischen Union.Correct answer
  2. bto the Warsaw Pact.zum Warschauer Pakt.
  3. cto OPEC.zur OPEC.
  4. dto the European Defence Community.zur Europäischen Verteidigungsgemeinschaft.

Why?

With reunification on 3 October 1990, the territory of the former GDR became part of the Federal Republic – and therefore also part of the European Community, which later became the European Union. The Warsaw Pact dissolved in 1991. OPEC is an organisation of countries that export oil.

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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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