How did the Federal Republic of Germany and the DDR (East Germany) become one state?

Einbürgerungstest, question 204 German original

Wie wurden die Bundesrepublik Deutschland und die DDR zu einem Staat?

  1. Die Bundesrepublik hat die DDR besetzt. The Federal Republic occupied the DDR.
  2. Die heutigen fünf östlichen Bundesländer sind der Bundesrepublik Deutschland beigetreten. Today’s five eastern states joined the Federal Republic of Germany.
  3. Die westlichen Bundesländer sind der DDR beigetreten. The western states joined the DDR.
  4. Die DDR hat die Bundesrepublik Deutschland besetzt. The DDR occupied the Federal Republic of Germany.
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Correct answer: Die heutigen fünf östlichen Bundesländer sind der Bundesrepublik Deutschland beigetreten. Today’s five eastern states joined the Federal Republic of Germany.

Why?

On 3 October 1990, the DDR (East Germany) joined the Federal Republic of Germany under what was then Article 23 of the Grundgesetz (Basic Law). Its five eastern states became states of the Federal Republic. The decision was taken by the DDR’s freely elected parliament, the Volkskammer, so there was no occupation.

Key term: Beitritt = accession

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