Which of today’s German states used to be part of the DDR (East Germany)?

Einbürgerungstest, question 195 German original

Welches heutige deutsche Bundesland gehörte früher zum Gebiet der DDR?

  1. Hessen Hesse
  2. Sachsen-Anhalt Saxony-Anhalt
  3. Nordrhein-Westfalen North Rhine-Westphalia
  4. Saarland
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Correct answer: Sachsen-Anhalt Saxony-Anhalt

Why?

Saxony-Anhalt, with Magdeburg and Halle, used to be part of the DDR (East Germany). Hesse, North Rhine-Westphalia and Saarland never belonged to it.

Key term: neue Bundesländer = new states

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