QUESTION SET · HISTORY AND RESPONSIBILITY
Questions on: The Peaceful Revolution, the fall of the Wall and reunification in 1990
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Read the background: The Peaceful Revolution, the fall of the Wall and reunification in 1990
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Question 166 of 300
Bei welchen Demonstrationen in Deutschland riefen die Menschen „Wir sind das Volk“?
What it is about
Peaceful mass protests have triggered political change several times in German history. The chant was aimed at a state leadership that claimed to act in the name of the people.
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Further readingBundeszentrale für politische Bildung: Friedliche Revolution und deutsche Einheit
Question 191 of 300
Wann wurde die Mauer in Berlin für alle geöffnet?
What it is about
For decades, travel between East and West Berlin was severely restricted and only possible with permission. Many people therefore tried to leave via third countries.
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Further readingBundesregierung: Die Mauer ist offen
Question 192 of 300
Welches heutige deutsche Bundesland gehörte früher zum Gebiet der DDR?
What it is about
The German Democratic Republic (GDR; in German: DDR) lay in the east of today's Germany. To the west it bordered the Federal Republic, to the east Poland and to the south Czechoslovakia. Its capital was East Berlin.
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Further readingBundeszentrale für politische Bildung: Wirkung des Beitritts
Question 194 of 300
Am 3. Oktober feiert man in Deutschland den Tag der Deutschen …
What it is about
Public holidays in Germany are largely a matter for the federal states (Länder), but there is also one nationwide holiday, which applies in all states.
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Further readingBundeszentrale für politische Bildung: Wirkung des Beitritts
Question 195 of 300
Welches heutige deutsche Bundesland gehörte früher zum Gebiet der DDR?
What it is about
Since the Second World War, many federal states (Länder) in Germany have changed their names or borders, some of them several times.
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Further readingBundeszentrale für politische Bildung: Wirkung des Beitritts
Question 196 of 300
Warum nennt man die Zeit im Herbst 1989 in der DDR „Die Wende“? In dieser Zeit veränderte sich die DDR politisch …
What it is about
The “Wende” (turning point) brought people in the German Democratic Republic (GDR; in German: DDR) new freedoms and fundamentally changed their lives in East Germany. Many citizens became publicly involved in calling for change for the first time.
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Further readingBundesregierung: Erste freie Wahlen in der DDR
Question 197 of 300
Welches heutige deutsche Bundesland gehörte früher zum Gebiet der DDR?
What it is about
In 1952, the federal states (Länder) in the German Democratic Republic (GDR; in German: DDR) lost their functions. They were replaced by regions (Bezirke), which were controlled centrally from East Berlin. The states were only re-established at reunification in 1990.
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Further readingBundeszentrale für politische Bildung: Wirkung des Beitritts
Question 198 of 300
Welches heutige deutsche Bundesland gehörte früher zum Gebiet der DDR?
What it is about
The eastern federal states (Länder) of Germany are often called the “new federal states” (“neue Bundesländer”). They have only belonged to the Federal Republic since reunification in 1990. Their names go back to old historical regions.
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Further readingBundeszentrale für politische Bildung: Wirkung des Beitritts
Question 200 of 300
Welches heutige deutsche Bundesland gehörte früher zum Gebiet der DDR?
What it is about
The border between the German Democratic Republic (GDR; in German: DDR) and the Federal Republic ran from the Baltic coast near Lübeck to the border with Czechoslovakia. It was almost 1,400 kilometres long and heavily guarded.
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Further readingBundeszentrale für politische Bildung: Wirkung des Beitritts
Question 201 of 300
Welche der folgenden Auflistungen enthält nur Bundesländer, die zum Gebiet der früheren DDR gehörten?
What it is about
In the German Democratic Republic (GDR; in German: DDR), the federal states (Länder) were abolished in 1952 and replaced by regions (Bezirke). The federal order was thereby suspended for decades.
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Further readingBundeszentrale für politische Bildung: Wirkung des Beitritts
Question 204 of 300
Wie wurden die Bundesrepublik Deutschland und die DDR zu einem Staat?
What it is about
In its earlier preamble, the Basic Law (Grundgesetz) demanded that German unity be completed in free self-determination. This demand remained a central part of the constitution for decades.
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Further readingBundeszentrale für politische Bildung: Wirkung des Beitritts
Question 205 of 300
Mit dem Beitritt der DDR zur Bundesrepublik Deutschland gehören die neuen Bundesländer nun auch …
What it is about
After the end of the German Democratic Republic (GDR; in German: DDR), the new federal states (Länder) adopted numerous laws and administrative structures of the Federal Republic. This process affected many areas of life.
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Further readingBundeszentrale für politische Bildung: 31. August 1990
Question 215 of 300
Wer wird als „Kanzler der Deutschen Einheit“ bezeichnet?
What it is about
The Federal Chancellor (Bundeskanzler) is elected by the Federal Parliament (Bundestag). As head of the Federal Government (Bundesregierung), the Chancellor sets the guidelines of government policy, as laid down in the Basic Law (Grundgesetz).
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Further readingDeutscher Bundestag: Kanzler der Einheit wird 80 Jahre alt
Question 218 of 300
Wie viele Bundesländer kamen bei der Wiedervereinigung 1990 zur Bundesrepublik Deutschland hinzu?
What it is about
On 3 October 1990, the German Democratic Republic (GDR; in German: DDR) acceded to the Federal Republic. For this purpose, federal states (Länder) were formed again on the territory of the GDR, and they have belonged to the Federal Republic ever since. East Berlin and West Berlin were merged into one common state.
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Further readingBundeszentrale für politische Bildung: Wirkung des Beitritts
Question 219 of 300
Die Bundesrepublik Deutschland hat die Grenzen von heute seit …
What it is about
Germany's borders changed several times in the 19th and 20th centuries, mainly as a result of the two world wars.
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Further readingBundeszentrale für politische Bildung: Der Zwei-plus-Vier-Vertrag
Question 228 of 300
Wie wird der Beitritt der DDR zur Bundesrepublik Deutschland im Jahr 1990 allgemein genannt?
What it is about
The upheaval in Central and Eastern Europe fundamentally changed the political map of Europe. Many states regained their full sovereignty at that time.
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Further readingBundeszentrale für politische Bildung: Wirkung des Beitritts
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