NetherlandsGeschiedenis en geografie 17 · History and geography
In the 1960s and 1970s, many men from Turkey and Morocco came to the Netherlands. Why?
In the exam (Dutch)
In de jaren zestig en zeventig kwamen veel mannen uit Turkije en Marokko naar Nederland. Waarom?
- aTo work, for example in factoriesOm te werken, bijvoorbeeld in fabriekenCorrect answer
- bTo go on holidayOm op vakantie te gaan
- cTo study at universityOm te studeren aan de universiteit
Why?
At that time the Netherlands had too few workers. These guest workers (gastarbeiders) came to work in factories and mines. Later their families often came to the Netherlands too.
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