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Key Facts: Sachsen-Anhalt Abitur History Exam

4 Kurse

The Qualifikationsphase Geschichte is organised into four Kurshalbjahre from the Übergang zur Moderne to the Nachkriegsordnung

Fachlehrplan Geschichte Gymnasium Sachsen-Anhalt, Stand 01.08.2022

~300 / ~210 min

Approximate written Bearbeitungszeit at erhöhtem and grundlegendem Anforderungsniveau, plus roughly 30 minutes Auswahlzeit; re-issued annually

RdErl. 'Vorbereitung und Durchführung der Abiturprüfung', Nummer 7.4

14.04.2026

Written Geschichte date in the 2026 main session; mündliche Prüfungen from 11 May 2026

Ministerium für Bildung des Landes Sachsen-Anhalt, Pressemitteilung 27/2026 (10.04.2026)

0–15 Punkte

Grading scale for each Prüfungsfach, from Note 1 (15–13 Punkte) to Note 6 (0 Punkte)

Verordnung über die gymnasiale Oberstufe, Sachsen-Anhalt

200 / 100 Punkte

Minimum Gesamtqualifikation: 200+ from Block I (§38) and 100+ from the five Prüfungselemente in Block II (§39), out of 900 maximum

Verordnung über die gymnasiale Oberstufe, Sachsen-Anhalt

~5,600 candidates

Approximate number of Abitur candidates in Sachsen-Anhalt in the 2026 session across all eligible school types

Ministerium für Bildung des Landes Sachsen-Anhalt, Pressemitteilung 27/2026

Free 100-question English-language MCQ study bank for Sachsen-Anhalt Abitur Geschichte, mapped to the Fachlehrplan Kurse 1–4 plus deutsche Teilung and Wiedervereinigung. Official exam: German source-based Klausur, roughly 300 min (eA) / 210 min (gA) plus ~30 min Auswahlzeit; written date 14.04.2026. Not an official-format simulation; no fee for regular school candidates.

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1The Reichsdeputationshauptschluss, the decision that reorganised the territories of the Heiliges Römisches Reich to compensate princes for losses west of the Rhine, was adopted in Regensburg in which year?
A.1803
B.1789
C.1815
D.1834
Explanation: The Reichsdeputationshauptschluss was adopted on 25 February 1803 in the Altes Rathaus in Regensburg. It compensated secular princes for territories lost to France on the left bank of the Rhine (ceded under the Frieden von Lunéville of 1801) by handing them ecclesiastical and small secular territories on the right bank.
2In the context of 1803, what is the difference between Säkularisation and Mediatisierung?
A.Säkularisation transferred ecclesiastical territories to secular rulers, while Mediatisierung stripped smaller secular Reichsstände of their immediate status under the Kaiser
B.Säkularisation abolished serfdom, while Mediatisierung introduced freedom of trade
C.Säkularisation dissolved the Reichstag, while Mediatisierung created the Rheinbund
D.Säkularisation removed clergy from public office, while Mediatisierung expelled foreign rulers from the Reich
Explanation: Säkularisation meant the transfer of church lands — bishoprics, abbeys and monastic property — into the hands of secular princes. Mediatisierung meant that formerly reichsunmittelbar (immediate) small territories and Reichsstädte lost their direct subordination to the Kaiser and were absorbed into larger states. Together the 1803 settlement dissolved 2 Kurfürstentümer, 9 Reichsbistümer, 44 Reichsabteien and 45 Reichsstädte.
3The Heiliges Römisches Reich Deutscher Nation formally ended in 1806. What immediate act brought it to a close?
A.Kaiser Franz II laid down the imperial crown after the founding of the Rheinbund
B.The Frankfurter Nationalversammlung voted to dissolve the Reich
C.The Wiener Kongress declared the Reich abolished
D.The Reichstag in Regensburg passed a law of self-dissolution
Explanation: After sixteen German states left the Reich to form the Rheinbund under Napoleon's protection in July 1806, Kaiser Franz II laid down the crown of the Heiliges Römisches Reich on 6 August 1806, ending the thousand-year-old polity. He continued as Franz I, Kaiser von Österreich.
4What did the Preußisches Oktoberedikt of 9 October 1807 principally achieve?
A.It abolished hereditary subjection (Erbuntertänigkeit) and allowed free choice of occupation and free sale of land
B.It granted Prussian subjects a written constitution with an elected parliament
C.It introduced compulsory military service based on universal conscription
D.It created a customs union between Prussia and the southern German states
Explanation: The Oktoberedikt, issued under Freiherr vom und zum Stein after Prussia's defeat at Jena und Auerstedt and the Frieden von Tilsit, abolished Erbuntertänigkeit, removed the estate-based restrictions on landholding and occupation, and thereby began the Bauernbefreiung — the classic example of the 'Revolution von oben'.
5The Preußische Städteordnung of 19 November 1808 is regarded as a milestone of modern administration because it
A.introduced elected Stadtverordnetenversammlungen and municipal self-administration
B.abolished all urban guilds and craft corporations at a stroke
C.placed all towns directly under royal governors appointed in Berlin
D.transferred police powers from the state to private property owners
Explanation: Stein's Städteordnung of 19 November 1808 gave towns self-administration: citizens elected a Stadtverordnetenversammlung, which in turn elected the Magistrat. It is the classic case of citizens being trained in political participation through local government.
6Under Staatskanzler Karl August von Hardenberg, which measure of 1810/1811 most directly dismantled the guild monopoly on economic activity in Prussia?
A.The introduction of Gewerbefreiheit through the edict of 2 November 1810
B.The Regulierungsedikt on peasant landholding
C.The Emanzipationsedikt granting Jews civic equality
D.The founding of the Universität zu Berlin
Explanation: The edict of 2 November 1810 introduced Gewerbefreiheit: anyone who paid the Gewerbesteuer could practise a trade, breaking the guilds' exclusive right to license craftsmen. This was central to opening a labour market for the coming industrial economy.
7Which document, signed on 9 June 1815, set out the general European territorial settlement produced by the Wiener Kongress?
A.The Wiener Kongressakte (Wiener Schlussakte des Kongresses)
B.The Heilige Allianz treaty
C.The Frieden von Lunéville
D.The Karlsbader Beschlüsse
Explanation: The Wiener Kongress met from September 1814 and produced its Kongressakte on 9 June 1815. The Fachlehrplan treats it as the basis of a new European Sicherheitssystem — the 'Wiener System' of great-power balance and congress diplomacy.
8The Deutsche Bundesakte of 8 June 1815 created the Deutscher Bund. What kind of political body was it?
A.A loose Staatenbund of sovereign princes and free cities with federal elements
B.A centralised Bundesstaat with a directly elected national parliament
C.A personal union of Austria and Prussia under one monarch
D.A military alliance without any permanent institutions
Explanation: The Deutscher Bund was a Staatenbund: its roughly 39 members — 35 princely states and 4 free cities — retained full sovereignty. Its permanent organ was the Bundesversammlung (Bundestag) in Frankfurt am Main, chaired by Austria. The Fachlehrplan describes it as a 'Staatenbund souveräner Fürsten und freier Städte mit föderalen Elementen in der Mitte Europas'.
9Where did the Bundesversammlung of the Deutscher Bund meet, and which state held the permanent presidency?
A.Frankfurt am Main, with Austria in the chair
B.Wien, with Prussia in the chair
C.Berlin, with Prussia in the chair
D.Regensburg, with Bayern in the chair
Explanation: The Bundesversammlung, colloquially the Bundestag, sat in Frankfurt am Main from 1816 and was permanently presided over by Austria. It was a congress of instructed envoys, not a parliament of elected deputies.
10German nationalists before 1848 distinguished between Kulturnation and Staatsnation. What does Kulturnation mean in this context?
A.A nation defined by shared language, literature and customs even without a common state
B.A nation defined solely by the borders and institutions of an existing state
C.A nation whose identity rests on a single established church
D.A nation constituted by a written constitution and equal citizenship
Explanation: The Fachlehrplan explicitly requires students to distinguish 'Vorstellungen von einer Kulturnation im Unterschied zur Staatsnation'. Kulturnation designates a community bound by language, literature, history and customs — the sense in which German writers could speak of a German nation while Germany remained politically fragmented.

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