Catalogue question 197 · Question catalogue in force since 2024-07-01

Which of today's German federal states was formerly part of East Germany?

Why — for every option

  1. A — Correct: Thuringia was one of the five "new states" that joined the Federal Republic in 1990.
  2. B — Hesse lay in the American zone and belonged to old West Germany, not East Germany.
  3. C — Bavaria lay in the American zone and belonged to old West Germany, not East Germany.
  4. 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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