Catalogue question 197 · Question catalogue in force since 2024-07-01
Which of today's German federal states was formerly part of East Germany?
- Thuringia Correct
- Hesse
- Bavaria
- Bremen
Why — for every option
- A — Correct: Thuringia was one of the five "new states" that joined the Federal Republic in 1990.
- B — Hesse lay in the American zone and belonged to old West Germany, not East Germany.
- C — Bavaria lay in the American zone and belonged to old West Germany, not East Germany.
- D — Bremen was a Western city-state enclave in the British/American zone and belonged to old West Germany, not East Germany.
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