Catalogue question 215 · Question catalogue in force since 2024-07-01
Who is referred to as the "Chancellor of German Unity"?
- Gerhard Schröder
- Helmut Kohl Correct
- Konrad Adenauer
- Helmut Schmidt
Why — for every option
- A — Gerhard Schröder was Federal Chancellor from 1998 to 2005, after reunification, but not its central political actor.
- B — Correct: Helmut Kohl (Federal Chancellor 1982–1998) decisively drove German reunification in 1990 and is therefore referred to as the "Chancellor of Unity".
- C — Konrad Adenauer was the first Federal Chancellor (1949–1963), long before reunification.
- D — Helmut Schmidt was Federal Chancellor from 1974 to 1982, also before reunification.
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