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East Germany or West Germany?
There once were two German states - East and West - that existed between 1949 and 1990. Guess which of the following statements are true for one, both, or neither.
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Last updated: November 21, 2025
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1. A city called Frankfurt was located in it
East Germany
West Germany
Both
Neither
2. Bordered the Baltic Sea
East Germany
West Germany
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Neither
3. A city called Danzig was located in it
East Germany
West Germany
Both
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4. A city called Weimar was located in it.
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5. It was a member in the EU
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West Germany
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6. Won at least one FIFA World Cup game
East Germany
West Germany
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7. Won more Winter Olympic gold medals between 1968 and 1988
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West Germany
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8. Played in at last one UEFA European Championship
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West Germany
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9. Its capital city was Berlin
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10. Had the longer border with the other
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11. Most of its immigrants came from Vietnam, Cuba, Mozambique, Angola, Poland, and Hungary.
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12. Had a larger population
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13. A larger percent of its population was Protestant than Catholic
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14. Shared a land border with Czechoslovakia
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15. Its head of government was called a Chancellor
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16. Its currency was the Mark
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West Germany
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17. Russian was one of its official languages
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West Germany
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18. Its flag featured a hammer and compass
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West Germany
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19. One of its first level administrative sub-divisions was called "Berlin"
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20. Its population grew steadily until 1989
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West Germany
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21. An official "Communist Party" existed there.
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West Germany
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22. Its army participated in international deployments
East Germany
West Germany
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23. Had the larger lake located entirely within its borders.
East Germany
West Germany
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24. The river Elbe flowed through it
East Germany
West Germany
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25. A river formed at least one of its borders
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West Germany
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26. Had more islands in sea waters
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West Germant
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27. Its highest elevation was above 2,500 m
East Germany
West Germany
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28. Its geographic shape was wider (East-West distance) than tall (North-South distance)
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29. Ancient Rome once occupied parts of its territory
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30. The historic state of Prussia had territory there
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2 Comments
Samuelfghk
+2
Level 39
Apr 14, 2025
Saxony is in the east
Islandcarver
+1
Level 83
Apr 14, 2025
Yes, it is in the East, but East Germany had no states and the administrative regions (Bezirke) in what is today Saxony were named Dresden, Leipzig,and Karl-Marx Stadt.
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