Catalogue question 208 · Question catalogue in force since 2024-07-01
What was the "Stasi"?
- the secret service in the "Third Reich"
- a famous German memorial site
- East Germany's secret service Correct
- a German sports club during the Second World War
Why — for every option
- A — The Nazi secret service and political police were called the Gestapo and SD, not Stasi — the Stasi was only established in 1950 in East Germany.
- B — The Stasi was not a memorial site but an active surveillance authority.
- C — Correct: the Ministry for State Security (Stasi) was East Germany's secret service and political secret police.
- D — The Stasi was not a sports club but a state security and surveillance authority.
Source: www.bpb.de
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