GermanyAufgabe 207 · History and responsibility
Which military alliance was the GDR a member of?
In the exam (German)
In welchem Militärbündnis war die DDR Mitglied?
- aNATOin der NATO
- bthe Confederation of the Rhineim Rheinbund
- cthe Warsaw Pactim Warschauer PaktCorrect answer
- dthe European Allianceim Europabündnis
Why?
The GDR was a member of the Warsaw Pact, the military alliance of the Eastern Bloc states led by the Soviet Union (1955–1991). NATO was the Western alliance, of which the Federal Republic was a member. The Confederation of the Rhine (Rheinbund) existed at the time of Napoleon, long before.
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