Catalogue question 201 · Question catalogue in force since 2024-07-01
Which of the following lists contains only federal states that belonged to former East Germany?
- Lower Saxony, North Rhine-Westphalia, Hesse, Schleswig-Holstein, Brandenburg
- Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania, Brandenburg, Saxony, Saxony-Anhalt, Thuringia Correct
- Bavaria, Baden-Württemberg, Rhineland-Palatinate, Thuringia, Saxony
- Saxony, Thuringia, Hesse, Lower Saxony, Brandenburg
Why — for every option
- A — Lower Saxony, North Rhine-Westphalia, Hesse and Schleswig-Holstein were West German states; only Brandenburg belonged to East Germany.
- B — Correct: Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania, Brandenburg, Saxony, Saxony-Anhalt and Thuringia are exactly the five "new states" that joined the Federal Republic in 1990.
- C — Bavaria, Baden-Württemberg and Rhineland-Palatinate were West German states; only Thuringia and Saxony belonged to East Germany.
- D — Hesse and Lower Saxony were West German states; only Saxony, Thuringia and Brandenburg belonged to East Germany.
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