Question 299

Question 299 of 300History and Responsibility

Foreign workers who were recruited by the Federal Republic of Germany in the 1950s and 1960s were called ...

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Correct answer to question 299: Guest workers

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Foreign workers recruited in the 1950s and 1960s were called Gastarbeiter (guest workers) – their stay was originally intended to be temporary. Recruitment agreements were concluded with Italy (1955), Spain, Greece, Turkey and Yugoslavia, among others.

The question in German, as it appears in the test

Ausländische Arbeitnehmer und Arbeitnehmerinnen, die in den 50er und 60er Jahren von der Bundesrepublik Deutschland angeworben wurden, nannte man …

  1. Schwarzarbeiter / Schwarzarbeiterinnen
  2. Gastarbeiter / Gastarbeiterinnen
  3. Zeitarbeiter / Zeitarbeiterinnen
  4. Schichtarbeiter / Schichtarbeiterinnen

Last updated: November 2026

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