190. What does the abbreviation DDR stand for?

Answer options

1. Third German Broadcasting Service
2. The German Republic
3. Third German Republic
4. German Democratic Republic

Explanation

DDR denotes the German Democratic Republic (1949–1990), the socialist state established in the Soviet occupation zone and East Berlin. Despite the term "democratic," the GDR was a one-party state under the SED; the 1968/1974 constitution entrenched the Party’s leading role and curtailed fundamental rights. From the perspective of the Basic Law, national unity remained a constitutional objective; reunification occurred in 1990 by the accession of the GDR’s Länder pursuant to former Article 23 of the Basic Law under the Unification Treaty.