GermanyAufgabe 217 · History and responsibility
During which period did the German Democratic Republic (GDR) exist?
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In welchem Zeitraum gab es die Deutsche Demokratische Republik (DDR)?
- a1919 to 19271919 bis 1927
- b1933 to 19451933 bis 1945
- c1945 to 19611945 bis 1961
- d1949 to 19901949 bis 1990Correct answer
Why?
The GDR was founded on 7 October 1949 and ceased to exist on 3 October 1990, when it joined the Federal Republic. So it existed for just over 40 years. 1961 is the year the Wall was built, not the end of the GDR.
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Aufgabe 221
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