GermanyAufgabe 215 · History and responsibility
Who is known as the “Chancellor of German Unity”?
In the exam (German)
Wer wird als "Kanzler der Deutschen Einheit" bezeichnet?
- aGerhard SchröderGerhard Schröder
- bHelmut KohlHelmut KohlCorrect answer
- cKonrad AdenauerKonrad Adenauer
- dHelmut SchmidtHelmut Schmidt
Why?
Helmut Kohl (CDU) was Federal Chancellor when Germany was reunified on 3 October 1990. That is why he is called the “Chancellor of Unity”. He governed from 1982 to 1998.
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