GermanyAufgabe 228 · History and responsibility
What is the GDR's accession to the Federal Republic of Germany in 1990 generally called?
In the exam (German)
Wie wird der Beitritt der DDR zur Bundesrepublik Deutschland im Jahr 1990 allgemein genannt?
- aNATO eastern enlargementNATO-Osterweiterung
- bEU eastern enlargementEU-Osterweiterung
- cGerman reunificationDeutsche WiedervereinigungCorrect answer
- dEuropean CommunityEuropäische Gemeinschaft
Why?
On 3 October 1990 the GDR joined the Federal Republic, and the two German states were united again – this is called German reunification (Deutsche Wiedervereinigung). That is why 3 October is the national holiday today: the Day of German Unity. NATO and EU eastern enlargement, by contrast, mean the later accession of Eastern European states to these alliances.
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