Question 54
Which military alliance was the GDR a member of?
German original: In welchem Militärbündnis war die DDR Mitglied?. In the test, all questions are asked in German.
Answer options
- in NATO
- in the Rhine Confederation
- in the Warsaw Pact — Correct answer
- in the European alliance
Explanation
The GDR (German Democratic Republic) was a member of the Warsaw Pact, a socialist military alliance founded in 1955. The FRG (Federal Republic of Germany), on the other hand, belonged to NATO. These two opposing alliances shaped the period known as the Cold War.
Key terms in this question
- Which — An interrogative word used to ask about a selection from a group (e.g., 'Which party won?').
- member — A person who officially belongs to a group, organization, or association and participates in it.
- alliance — An alliance is a formal agreement between two or more parties, states, or groups that share common goals and support each other.
- military / armed forces — The military is a country's armed forces, responsible for national defense. In Germany, the military is called the Bundeswehr.
- military alliance — A military alliance is an agreement between several countries in which they commit to supporting each other militarily. Member states are obligated to defend one another in the event of an attack.
- which / what — 'Welche' is a German interrogative or relative pronoun used to ask about or refer to a specific thing or person from a group.
- Which (to/for which) — 'Welchem' is the dative form of the German interrogative pronoun 'welcher/welche/welches' (which). It is used to ask about a specific person or thing from a group.
- which / which one — 'Welchen' is an inflected form of the German interrogative pronoun 'welcher' (which), used in the accusative or genitive plural. It is used to ask about a specific person, thing, or group from a set of options.