Which of the following lists contains only states that were part of the former DDR (East Germany)?

Einbürgerungstest, question 201 German original

Welche der folgenden Auflistungen enthält nur Bundesländer, die zum Gebiet der früheren DDR gehörten?

  1. Niedersachsen, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Hessen, Schleswig-Holstein, Brandenburg Lower Saxony, North Rhine-Westphalia, Hesse, Schleswig-Holstein, Brandenburg
  2. Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Brandenburg, Sachsen, Sachsen-Anhalt, Thüringen Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania, Brandenburg, Saxony, Saxony-Anhalt, Thuringia
  3. Bayern, Baden-Württemberg, Rheinland-Pfalz, Thüringen, Sachsen Bavaria, Baden-Württemberg, Rhineland-Palatinate, Thuringia, Saxony
  4. Sachsen, Thüringen, Hessen, Niedersachen, Brandenburg Saxony, Thuringia, Hesse, Lower Saxony, Brandenburg
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Correct answer: Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Brandenburg, Sachsen, Sachsen-Anhalt, Thüringen Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania, Brandenburg, Saxony, Saxony-Anhalt, Thuringia

Why?

The territory of the former DDR (East Germany) is now made up of five states: Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania, Brandenburg, Saxony, Saxony-Anhalt and Thuringia. Each of the other lists includes at least one western state, such as Hesse, Bavaria or Lower Saxony.

Key term: neue Bundesländer = new states

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