Question 196 of 300 · General section

Why is the period in the fall of 1989 in the GDR called "The Wende"? During this time, the GDR changed politically ...

Correct answer

from a dictatorship to democracy.

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  1. 1from a dictatorship to democracy.Correct
  2. 2from a liberal market economy to socialism.
  3. 3from a monarchy to social democracy.
  4. 4from a religious state to a communist state.

Why is this answer correct?

"Die Wende" refers to the upheaval of autumn 1989: mass protests, the resignation of the SED leadership, the opening of the border, and finally the first free Volkskammer elections in March 1990. Within months, the SED dictatorship became a democracy.

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Question number
196 of 460
Section
General section (questions 1–300)
Success rate
86% 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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