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History and responsibility in the citizenship test

These questions connect key moments in German history with the responsibility that the past creates for democracy and human rights.

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  • The Nazi dictatorship persecuted and murdered millions of people; these crimes are remembered.
  • After the Second World War, Germany was divided and reunified on 3 October 1990.
  • Remembering dictatorship and injustice strengthens the protection of freedom, equality, and human dignity.

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