Which of the following was true of German citizenship toward the end of 1980s?
A. Citizenship was defined through ancestry and non-ethnic Germans living in the
country for generations were not allowed citizenship.
B. Germans living in Soviet Union were not able to gain German citizenship after the
Cold War ended despite having German ancestors.
C. People of German origin who could not speak German were not granted citizenship.
D. Children of guest worker born in Germany were awarded German citizenship at
birth.
E. Citizenship was determined solely by the birthplace, rather than ties of blood.
Q. 2Which of the following is true of East Germany?
A. Easterners remained far more satisfied with democracy than Westerners.
B. East German industries were not very competitive and many Easterners lost their
jobs.
C. East Germany underwent an economic miracle in the 1990s that contributed to
increased living standards.
D. East Germany has progressed rapidly and superseded West Germany in terms of
economic development after reunification.
E. East Germany was also known as the Federal Republic of Germany before the
reunification.
Q. 3Rumania never used the referendum.
Indicate whether this statement is true or false.
Q. 4Which of the following is true of wall in the head?
A. It refers to the difference in mentalities between people living in Western and
Eastern Germany.
B. It refers to the political cleavage created between the Nazis and those who they
sought to exterminate.
C. It refers to the changed citizenship policies that were implemented after the merger
of East Germany and West Germany.
D. It refers to the obstacles that were faced by the targets of the Anti-Semetic
approach adopted by Germany during the war.
E. It refers to the ideology that was used to inspire nationalism during the Nazi regime.
Q. 5The German political culture at present is characterized by a ________.
A. greater emphasis on conscription
B. greater emphasis on a single national party
C. greater emphasis on militarism
D. greater sense of constitutional patriotism
E. greater sense of rejection of democracy and pacifism
Q. 6Modern Switzerland was established in 1948.
Indicate whether this statement is true or false.
Q. 7Which of the following is true of the Basic Law?
A. It failed to forge stability in Germany.
B. It gave a single politician the power to influence policymaking.
C. It created multiple checks and balances on state power.
D. It allowed Germany to implement policies without being hampered by the
requirements placed by the EU.
E. It had established a unicameral legislative system in Germany.
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