GermanyAufgabe 298 · History and responsibility
The migrants who lived in the GDR came mainly from …
In the exam (German)
In der DDR lebten vor allem Migrantinnen und Migranten aus …
- aVietnam, Poland, Mozambique.Vietnam, Polen, Mosambik.Correct answer
- bFrance, Romania, Somalia.Frankreich, Rumänien, Somalia.
- cChile, Hungary, Zimbabwe.Chile, Ungarn, Simbabwe.
- dNorth Korea, Mexico, Egypt.Nordkorea, Mexiko, Ägypten.
Why?
In the GDR, foreign workers came mainly as so-called contract workers (Vertragsarbeiter), on the basis of agreements with friendly socialist states. The largest group came from Vietnam; many also came from Poland and Mozambique, and also, for example, from Cuba and Angola. To remember: guest workers in the West, contract workers in the East.
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Foreign workers who were recruited by the Federal Republic of Germany in the 1950s and 1960s were called …Correct answer:guest workers (Gastarbeiterinnen/Gastarbeiter).
Ausländische Arbeitnehmerinnen und Arbeitnehmer, die in den 50er und 60er Jahren von der Bundesrepublik Deutschland angeworben wurden, nannte man … — Gastarbeiterinnen/Gastarbeiter.
Aufgabe 300
From which country did the first guest workers come to the Federal Republic of Germany?Correct answer:Italy
Aus welchem Land kamen die ersten Gastarbeiterinnen und Gastarbeiter in die Bundesrepublik Deutschland? — Italien
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How many years ago was there a Jewish community on the territory of present-day Germany for the first time?Correct answer:about 1,700 years ago
Vor wie vielen Jahren gab es erstmals eine jüdische Gemeinde auf dem Gebiet des heutigen Deutschlands? — vor etwa 1700 Jahren
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How can someone who denies the Holocaust be punished?Correct answer:with a prison sentence of up to five years or a fine
Wie kann jemand, der den Holocaust leugnet, bestraft werden? — mit Freiheitsstrafe bis zu fünf Jahren oder mit Geldstrafe
Source
Questions and options: Federal Office for Migration and Refugees (BAMF), Gesamtfragenkatalog for the “Leben in Deutschland” test and the Einbürgerungstest, as of 07.05.2025 (Annex 1 to the Einbürgerungstestverordnung). The English translation and the explanations are ours, written with AI; in the exam the questions are asked in German. The coats of arms, flags and photos come from Wikimedia Commons, the maps and ballot papers are drawn by us – authors and licences are listed under Image credits. This is not a government service.
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