Catalogue question 202 · Question catalogue in force since 2024-07-01
Which side did East Germany belong to in the "Cold War"?
- the Western powers
- the Warsaw Pact Correct
- NATO
- the non-aligned states
Why — for every option
- A — East Germany did not belong to the Western powers but to the Soviet-dominated Eastern Bloc.
- B — Correct: East Germany was a founding member of the Warsaw Pact (1955), the Eastern military alliance led by the Soviet Union.
- C — NATO was the Western military alliance that West Germany (not East Germany) joined in 1955.
- D — East Germany was clearly anchored in the Eastern Bloc, not non-aligned.
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