What was the name of East Germany's secret police organization (1950–1990) modeled on the USSR's security services?

• A. KGB
• B. Stasi (Ministry for State Security)
• C. Gestapo
• D. Mossad

Answer: (B)

The name for East Germany’s secret police from 1950 to 1990, modeled on the USSR’s security services, is the Stasi, officially the Ministry for State Security. This organization was built to protect the socialist government in the German Democratic Republic and copied the structure and methods of Soviet security services like the KGB. It created a vast domestic surveillance network, relied on many informants, and enforced political conformity, which is why it’s remembered as a pervasive tool of state control during the Cold War. The other options refer to the Soviet security service (KGB), Nazi-era police (Gestapo), and Israeli intelligence (Mossad), none of which match East Germany’s secret police.