diff --git a/backend/main.py b/backend/main.py
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+++ b/backend/main.py
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+from fastapi import FastAPI
+
+app = FastAPI()
+
+
+@app.get("/")
+def read_root():
+    return {"message": "Hello, World!"}
diff --git a/backend/tests/__init__.py b/backend/tests/__init__.py
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index 0000000..e69de29
diff --git a/backend/tests/test_main.py b/backend/tests/test_main.py
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+++ b/backend/tests/test_main.py
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+from fastapi.testclient import TestClient
+
+from main import app
+
+client = TestClient(app)
+
+
+def test_read_root():
+    response = client.get("/")
+    assert response.status_code == 200
+    assert response.json() == {"message": "Hello, World!"}