207. In which military alliance was the GDR (German Democratic Republic) a member?

Answer options

1. in NATO
2. in the Confederation of the Rhine
3. in the Warsaw Pact
4. in the European alliance

Explanation

The GDR belonged to the Warsaw Pact, a USSR‑led military alliance founded in 1955 in response to the Federal Republic’s accession to NATO. Its National People’s Army was integrated into the Pact’s United Armed Forces and operated under Soviet political‑military hegemony. Constitutionally, the 1968/1974 GDR constitutions codified alignment with the “socialist community of states,” whereas the Basic Law (old Art. 23 and the Preamble) upheld the goal of German unity. Unification was effected by the GDR’s accession to the Federal Republic on 3 October 1990 and the Two Plus Four Treaty, which regulated the external aspects of unity, including stationing constraints in the acceding territory; the Warsaw Pact was dissolved in 1991.