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Key Facts: BY Abitur History in French (AbiBac gA) Exam

210 minutes

Working time of the written gA examination; GSO Anlage 8 states this gA time also applies to Geschichte auf Französisch

GSO Anlage 8 (gesetze-bayern.de)

4 tasks → choose 1

Same task-choice structure as Geschichte: four Aufgaben, one to be worked

GSO Anlage 8

French medium

Official Abibac written Geschichte is assessed in French (constructed-response source analysis), not as MCQ

KM Bayern Abibac / Moderne Fremdsprachen

11 May 2026

Written exam date for « alle weiteren Abiturprüfungsfächer – grundlegendes Anforderungsniveau » (including Geschichte auf Französisch gA)

KM Bayern Abiturprüfung 2026 schedule

≥300 / 900

Minimum Gesamtqualifikation for the Allgemeine Hochschulreife; exams contribute up to 300 of 900 points

KM Bayern

Abibac

Pathway to simultaneous German Abitur and French Baccalauréat with bilingual Geschichte instruction

KM Bayern Moderne Fremdsprachen / Abibac

100

Original English-framed MCQ study items in this bank (not the official format)

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Bavaria Abibac Geschichte auf Französisch (gA): French constructed-response source exam — four tasks, choose one, 210 minutes (GSO Anlage 8). KM lists it for Abitur 2026; gA written block 11 May 2026. This free English MCQ bank drills concepts and French terms only — not the official Klausur.

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1In French historical writing, what does the expression « la guerre froide » designate?

A.The Franco-Prussian War of 1870/71, fought partly in winter

B.The Cold War: the global confrontation between the United States and the Soviet Union after 1945, waged without direct war between the two superpowers

C.The Second World War on the Eastern Front

D.The Hundred Years' War between France and England

Explanation: « La guerre froide » is the standard French term for the Cold War, the ideological, nuclear and geopolitical rivalry between the USA and the USSR from the late 1940s to 1991. It is a Grundlegender Begriff in the LehrplanPLUS curriculum for the Qualifikationsphase. Knowing the exact French label matters because the AbiBac history exam is written and answered in French.

2When a French historian writes « la Troisième République » (1870–1940), what kind of regime does « République » denote?

A.A constitutional monarchy with a parliament

B.The restoration of the Napoleonic Empire

C.A federal union of German-style states

D.A regime without a monarch, headed by an elected president and based on representative institutions

Explanation: In French usage, « République » means a political order without a king or emperor: sovereignty rests with the citizens, who elect a parliament and, directly or indirectly, a president. The Third Republic, proclaimed after Napoleon III's defeat at Sedan in 1870, was the first durable republican regime in France. French history counts republics sequentially (Première, Deuxième, Troisième, Quatrième, Cinquième).

3What is « le suffrage universel » in the vocabulary of 19th- and 20th-century political history?

A.The right to vote granted to all adult citizens — in the 19th century usually understood as all adult men — rather than limited by property or estate

B.A voting system in which only taxpayers may vote

C.The right of parliament to elect the head of state

D.Compulsory voting introduced by the Catholic Church

Explanation: « Le suffrage universel » is universal suffrage: voting rights independent of wealth, tax level or estate. The 1848 February Revolution in France introduced it for men, as did the German Reichstag elections of 1871; women in Germany gained it in 1919, in France only in 1944/45. It contrasts with « le suffrage censitaire », where the franchise depends on tax paid.

4In expressions such as « le traité de Versailles » or « le traité de l'Élysée », what is « un traité »?

A.A unilateral ceasefire order issued by an army

B.A chapter of a national constitution

C.A formally concluded international agreement between states

D.A colonial charter granted by a king to a trading company

Explanation: « Un traité » is a treaty: a binding agreement negotiated and signed between states. The Traité de Versailles (1919) ended the state of war with Germany after the First World War; the Traité de l'Élysée (1963) sealed Franco-German friendship. The word appears constantly in the LehrplanPLUS themes on war, peace and European integration.

5In the context of France between 1940 and 1944, « la Résistance » refers to:

A.The strike movement of the Popular Front in 1936

B.The fighters of the Algerian war of independence

C.Royalist rebels who opposed the Revolution in the Vendée in 1793

D.The movements and networks that fought the German occupation and the Vichy regime, inside France and from abroad

Explanation: Capitalized, « la Résistance » designates the organized opposition to Nazi Germany's occupation of France and to the collaborating Vichy regime: internal networks (sabotage, intelligence, maquis) and the Free France of Charles de Gaulle in London. It is central to French mémoire of the Second World War. The word without capitalization simply means 'resistance' in a general sense.

6Germany's 1871 « annexion » of Alsace-Lorraine means that the region was:

A.Formally incorporated into the German Empire as its territory

B.Militarily occupied without any transfer of sovereignty

C.Joined to Germany in a free customs union

D.Declared a permanently demilitarized neutral zone

Explanation: « L'annexion » is annexation: the legal incorporation of a territory into another state. By the Treaty of Frankfurt (1871), most of Alsace and part of Lorraine became the Reichsland Elsaß-Lothringen of the new German Empire. This annexation poisoned Franco-German relations for decades and fuelled French revanchism. An occupation, by contrast, leaves sovereignty formally untouched.

7« La séparation des pouvoirs », the principle associated with Montesquieu, requires:

A.The strict separation of church and state as in the French law of 1905

B.The division of state authority among legislative, executive and judicial branches so that power checks power

C.The division of Germany into four occupation zones after 1945

D.The federal distribution of competences between the Bund and the Länder

Explanation: In « De l'esprit des lois » (1748), Montesquieu argued that liberty is protected only when legislative, executive and judicial powers are held by different bodies that control one another. This horizontal Gewaltenteilung is a key Enlightenment concept in the LehrplanPLUS topic on the historical foundations of modern democracy. Do not confuse it with laïcité or with vertical federalism.

8Rousseau's concept of « la volonté générale » (the general will) means:

A.The will of the political community directed at the common good, which is more than the sum of particular private interests

B.Whatever a simple majority happens to vote for on a given day

C.The sovereign right of the monarch to issue laws

D.The doctrine of the church as supreme moral authority

Explanation: In « Du contrat social » (1762), Rousseau distinguished the volonté générale — the citizens' shared orientation toward the common good — from the mere « volonté de tous », the aggregate of selfish private wills. The idea grounds popular sovereignty (Volkssouveränität): legitimate law expresses the citizens' collective will. It became a cornerstone of revolutionary and democratic thought.

9When French historians speak of « les lieux de mémoire » (Pierre Nora), they mean:

A.State archives where administrative documents are stored

B.Memoirs written by retired politicians

C.Sites, symbols or events — from Verdun to the 14 juillet — in which a community's collective remembrance crystallizes

D.War reparations paid to preserve monuments

Explanation: « Lieux de mémoire » (realms/sites of memory) is the concept developed by Pierre Nora: places, monuments, dates, flags or figures where collective memory condenses and identity is negotiated. Verdun, the Mémorial de la Shoah, or the Berlin Wall remain function this way in French and German memory cultures. The concept links history to the curriculum's emphasis on Erinnerungskultur.

10« Le rapprochement franco-allemand » designates:

A.The German annexation of Alsace-Lorraine in 1871

B.The Entente cordiale of 1904 between France and the United Kingdom

C.The Confederation of the Rhine created under Napoleon's protection

D.The process of reconciliation and institutionalized cooperation between France and Germany after 1945

Explanation: « Rapprochement » means a drawing-closer. The rapprochement franco-allemand is the post-1945 reconciliation: from the Schuman Plan (1950) and the Élysée Treaty (1963) to joint institutions like the Franco-German Youth Office and the Aachen Treaty (2019). LehrplanPLUS explicitly highlights the deutsch-französische Verständigung as the engine of European integration.

About the BY Abitur History in French (AbiBac gA) Exam

Geschichte auf Französisch is the Abibac bilingual history examination of the Bavarian G9 Abitur: French-medium written source analysis at grundlegendes Anforderungsniveau, listed separately from German-medium Geschichte on the KM Abitur 2026 subject list. Abibacheliers follow intensified French plus bilingual Sachfachunterricht (Geschichte and related social subjects) and sit written Geschichte (auf Französisch) and Französisch (eA). GSO Anlage 8 aligns task choice (four tasks, choose one) and gA working time (210 minutes) with Geschichte. Curriculum substance follows LehrplanPLUS Geschichte for the Qualifikationsphase while assessment and classroom working language are French — hence officialLanguages: French. This free bank offers 100 original English-framed MCQs that keep French historical vocabulary for terminology, Revolution/Napoleon, nation-building, National Socialism and memory, Cold War Germany, and Franco-German European integration; it discloses that it is a study adaptation only.

Exam sponsor: Bayerisches Staatsministerium für Unterricht und Kultus (KM Bayern); ISB publishes Geschichte Abitur theme overviews including Geschichte auf Französisch (gA) and illustrierende Prüfungsaufgaben for Geschichte; content framed by LehrplanPLUS Gymnasium Geschichte. The requirements and fees below concern the certification or admission exam, separate from our free practice resources.

Assessment

Per GSO Anlage 8 (Aufgabenstellung für die schriftliche Abiturprüfung), Geschichte presents four Aufgaben of which the candidate chooses one. The same Anlage states that the gA working time also applies to Geschichte auf Französisch. KM Bayern lists « Geschichte auf Französisch (Abibac) » among gesellschaftswissenschaftliche written subjects for Abitur 2026. Official performance is French-medium historical source analysis (document work with historical operators), not multiple choice. This OpenExamPrep bank is an English-language MCQ study adaptation that deliberately preserves French terminology; it is not a format simulation and cannot replace French Klausur practice. Distinct from standard German-medium Geschichte (and from any non-Abibac history ID).

Time Limit

210 minutes working time for the written gA examination (GSO Anlage 8: Geschichte 210 minutes gA / 270 minutes eA; « Die Arbeitszeit auf gA gilt auch für Geschichte auf Französisch »). Written exam date block for « alle weiteren Abiturprüfungsfächer – grundlegendes Anforderungsniveau »: 11 May 2026 (KM Bayern Abitur 2026 schedule).

Passing Score

Abibac candidates take Geschichte auf Französisch as a written Abiturprüfungsfach alongside Französisch (eA) and further oral examinations per KM Abibac pathway rules. Coursework contributes up to 600 of 900 points and the Abitur examinations up to 300; the Allgemeine Hochschulreife requires a Gesamtqualifikation of at least 300 of 900 points (KM Bayern).

Exam / Certification Fees

No per-subject exam fee is published for regular Gymnasium / Abibac school candidates in Bavaria; the examination is administered through the public school pathway.

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Our practice resources: topics covered

We aim to reflect publicly available exam outlines and topic information in our study resources. Coverage, format, and difficulty may differ from the actual exam, and we cannot guarantee that every detail is accurate or current. Confirm exam requirements, fees, and policies with the official exam sponsor.

18%

French historical terminology and exam literacy

Active French Begriffe (République, traité, Occupation, Shoah, construction européenne, lieu de mémoire), Abibac/GSO format facts, and awareness that official work is French source analysis.

12%

French Revolution and Napoleonic Europe

1789 principles, Consulat/Empire, Code civil, Continental System, Vienna order, and German-land consequences (Reichsende, Rheinbund, nationalist reaction).

14%

1848 nation-building, Kaiserreich, Weimar

Paulskirche and French 1848 comparisons, 1871 Versailles proclamation and Alsace-Lorraine, imperial constitution, Kulturkampf, 1919 Versailles, Weimar democracy and stab-in-the-back myth.

18%

National Socialism, Occupation, Shoah, memory culture

Dictatorship and persecution, Occupied France/Vichy/collaboration/Résistance, Shoah and Vel d’Hiv, comparative Franco-German Erinnerungskultur.

16%

Divided Germany and Cold War

1949, Blockade, Wall, 17 June 1953, Westintegration, détente/Ostpolitik, 1989/90 reunification and Two-plus-Four.

14%

Franco-German partnership and European integration

Schuman/CECA, Rome Treaties, Saar question, Élysée Treaty, amitié franco-allemande, Maastricht/EU — Abibac’s distinctive European narrative.

Comparative method and source awareness

Histoire croisée habits: comparing French and German narratives, reading documents for perspective, and transferring MCQ knowledge into French argumentative paragraphs.

Preparing for the BY Abitur History in French (AbiBac gA) Exam

What You Need to Know

Passing score: Abibac candidates take Geschichte auf Französisch as a written Abiturprüfungsfach alongside Französisch (eA) and further oral examinations per KM Abibac pathway rules. Coursework contributes up to 600 of 900 points and the Abitur examinations up to 300; the Allgemeine Hochschulreife requires a Gesamtqualifikation of at least 300 of 900 points (KM Bayern).
Assessment: Per GSO Anlage 8 (Aufgabenstellung für die schriftliche Abiturprüfung), Geschichte presents four Aufgaben of which the candidate chooses one. The same Anlage states that the gA working time also applies to Geschichte auf Französisch. KM Bayern lists « Geschichte auf Französisch (Abibac) » among gesellschaftswissenschaftliche written subjects for Abitur 2026. Official performance is French-medium historical source analysis (document work with historical operators), not multiple choice. This OpenExamPrep bank is an English-language MCQ study adaptation that deliberately preserves French terminology; it is not a format simulation and cannot replace French Klausur practice. Distinct from standard German-medium Geschichte (and from any non-Abibac history ID).
Time limit: 210 minutes working time for the written gA examination (GSO Anlage 8: Geschichte 210 minutes gA / 270 minutes eA; « Die Arbeitszeit auf gA gilt auch für Geschichte auf Französisch »). Written exam date block for « alle weiteren Abiturprüfungsfächer – grundlegendes Anforderungsniveau »: 11 May 2026 (KM Bayern Abitur 2026 schedule).
Exam / certification fees: No per-subject exam fee is published for regular Gymnasium / Abibac school candidates in Bavaria; the examination is administered through the public school pathway. Official sources

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BY Abitur History in French (AbiBac gA): Suggested Study Strategy

1Build a personal French glossary of LehrplanPLUS Grunddaten und Begriffe (Occupation, Shoah, collaboration, Westbindung, Élysée, réunification) and practise producing them without translation crutches.

2Rehearse the official format: pick one past-theme style document set and write a full French answer in 210 minutes — MCQs only check knowledge density.

3Map lieux de mémoire across both societies (Verdun, Compiègne, Vel d’Hiv, Berlin Wall, Élysée) and practise comparative paragraphs.

4Drill Franco-German European milestones (Schuman 1950, Rome 1957, Élysée 1963, Maastricht 1992) as a single narrative arc, not isolated dates.

5Use ISB « Themen in der Abiturprüfung Geschichte auf Französisch (gA) » PDFs to see real thematic coverage; use this bank for targeted concept checks only.

6After each MCQ set, rewrite one explanation as an 8–10 line French paragraphe argumenté using at least three curriculum terms.

Frequently Asked Questions

Is the official Bavarian Geschichte auf Französisch Abitur a multiple-choice test?

No. Per GSO Anlage 8 and KM/ISB practice for Geschichte, it is constructed-response: four tasks are offered and you choose one. For Abibac, answers are produced in French as historical source analysis. This bank is an English-framed MCQ study adaptation only.

How long is the written exam and does the Geschichte time apply?

GSO Anlage 8 sets 210 minutes at gA (270 at eA) for Geschichte and states explicitly that the gA working time also applies to Geschichte auf Französisch.

How is this subject different from ordinary Geschichte?

KM Bayern lists « Geschichte auf Französisch (Abibac) » as its own written subject in the gesellschaftswissenschaftliches Aufgabenfeld. It is the bilingual Abibac assessment in French, not a duplicate of the German-medium Geschichte paper.

When is the 2026 written exam?

KM Bayern schedules « alle weiteren Abiturprüfungsfächer – grundlegendes Anforderungsniveau » on 11 May 2026 — the block that includes Geschichte auf Französisch (gA) among other further subjects.

What is Abibac in Bavaria?

Abibac is the pathway to the German Abitur and the French Baccalauréat together. Pupils take intensified French and bilingual teaching in Geschichte (and Politik und Gesellschaft and/or Geographie); written exams include Französisch (eA) and Geschichte auf Französisch (KM Bayern).

Why are these practice questions in English if the exam is in French?

OpenExamPrep discloses an English MCQ adaptation for accessibility while preserving French historical terminology you must still master. It cannot replace writing full French analyses of documents under timed conditions.

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