Catalogue question 195 · Question catalogue in force since 2024-07-01
Which of today's German federal states was formerly part of East Germany?
- Hesse
- Saxony-Anhalt Correct
- North Rhine-Westphalia
- Saarland
Why — for every option
- A — Hesse lay in the American zone and belonged to old West Germany, not East Germany.
- B — Correct: Saxony-Anhalt was one of the five "new states" that joined the Federal Republic in 1990.
- C — North Rhine-Westphalia lay in the British zone and belonged to old West Germany, not East Germany.
- D — The Saarland joined the Federal Republic in 1957 — never part of East Germany.
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