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

Einbürgerungstest, question 200 German original

Welches heutige deutsche Bundesland gehörte früher zum Gebiet der DDR?

  1. Hessen Hesse
  2. Schleswig-Holstein
  3. Mecklenburg-Vorpommern Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania
  4. Saarland
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Correct answer: Mecklenburg-Vorpommern Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania

Why?

Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania, with Rostock and Schwerin, used to be part of the DDR (East Germany). Hesse, Schleswig-Holstein and Saarland never belonged to it.

Key term: neue Bundesländer = new states

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