Catalogue question 204 · Question catalogue in force since 2024-07-01
How did the Federal Republic of Germany and East Germany become one state?
- West Germany occupied East Germany.
- Today's five eastern federal states joined the Federal Republic of Germany. Correct
- The western federal states joined East Germany.
- East Germany occupied West Germany.
Why — for every option
- A — No military occupation took place; the process was a voluntary, legally regulated accession.
- B — Correct: under the former Art. 23 of the Basic Law, the five new states joined the Federal Republic of Germany on 3 October 1990 (the accession principle, not a new joint state).
- C — The opposite is the case: the eastern states joined the Federal Republic, not the other way around.
- D — There was no military occupation of West Germany by East Germany.
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