Welche der folgenden Auflistungen enthält nur Bundesländer, die zum Gebiet der früheren DDR gehörten?

Which of the following lists contains only federal states that belonged to the territory of the former GDR?

Correct answer

Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Brandenburg, Sachsen, Sachsen-Anhalt, Thüringen

Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania, Brandenburg, Saxony, Saxony-Anhalt, Thuringia

Why

The five 'new' federal states (neue Bundesländer) formed on the territory of the GDR are Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Brandenburg, Sachsen, Sachsen-Anhalt and Thüringen. East Berlin was also part of the GDR and was merged with West Berlin into the state of Berlin.

Answer choices

ANiedersachsen, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Hessen, Schleswig-Holstein, BrandenburgLower Saxony, North Rhine-Westphalia, Hesse, Schleswig-Holstein, Brandenburg
BMecklenburg-Vorpommern, Brandenburg, Sachsen, Sachsen-Anhalt, ThüringenMecklenburg-Western Pomerania, Brandenburg, Saxony, Saxony-Anhalt, Thuringia
CBayern, Baden-Württemberg, Rheinland-Pfalz, Thüringen, SachsenBavaria, Baden-Württemberg, Rhineland-Palatinate, Thuringia, Saxony
DSachsen, Thüringen, Hessen, Niedersachen, BrandenburgSaxony, Thuringia, Hesse, Lower Saxony, Brandenburg