Reunification · Question 61 of 69
How did the Federal Republic of Germany and the GDR become one state?
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Answer
- A The present-day five eastern federal states joined the Federal Republic of Germany.
Explanation
Reunification took place through accession: the five newly formed eastern states joined the Federal Republic on 3 October 1990 (at that time under Article 23 of the Basic Law). The basis for this was the Unification Treaty. Neither state occupied the other.