Question 182 of 300 · General section
Which parties were forcibly united in 1946 to form the SED, the unified party that later became the GDR?
Correct answer
KPD and SPD
All answer options
- 1KPD and SPDCorrect
- 2SPD and CDU
- 3CDU and FDP
- 4KPD and CSU
Why is this answer correct?
In 1946 the KPD and SPD in the Soviet occupation zone were merged into the SED. Social Democrats who refused were pressured or persecuted. The SED then ruled East Germany as its all-dominant state party until 1989.
Facts about this question
- Question number
- 182 of 460
- Section
- General section (questions 1–300)
- Success rate
- 100% answer it correctly
- Source
- Official BAMF question catalogue
This question is reproduced unchanged from the official question catalogue of the German Federal Office for Migration and Refugees (BAMF). The real Einbürgerungstest draws 33 questions from this set; 17 correct answers are needed to pass.
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