177. Which German city was divided into four sectors after the Second World War?

Answer options

1. Munich
2. Berlin
3. Dresden
4. Frankfurt (Oder)

Explanation

Berlin, the former Reich capital, was divided in 1945 into four sectors administered by the United States, the United Kingdom, France, and the USSR under Four-Power status. In terms of international law, Berlin remained under a special occupation regime until 1990; West Berlin was not a full Land of the Federal Republic, the Basic Law applied there as Land law subject to Allied rights, and Berlin deputies had limited voting rights in the Bundestag. Key legal milestones include the Berlin Blockade and Airlift (1948–49), the 1971 Four Power Agreement on Berlin, and the final settlement in the Two Plus Four Treaty and the Unification Treaty of 1990.