AustriaVorarlberg 6 · Vorarlberg · History of your federal state
Which groups used to leave Vorarlberg every year for a while to work elsewhere, and then came back home?
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Welche Gruppen verließen Vorarlberg früher jedes Jahr für einige Zeit, um anderswo zu arbeiten, und kehrten danach wieder nach Hause zurück?
- aThe “Swabian children”, who worked for farmers in Swabia, in southern Germany, from spring to autumnDie „Schwabenkinder“, die von Frühling bis Herbst bei Bauern in Schwaben im Süden Deutschlands arbeitetenCorrect answer
- bThe Baroque master builders from the Bregenzerwald, who built churches and monasteries in other countriesDie Barockbaumeister aus dem Bregenzerwald, die in anderen Ländern Kirchen und Klöster bautenCorrect answer
- cThe fishermen from Lake Constance, who worked on ships in the North Sea every winterDie Fischer vom Bodensee, die jeden Winter auf Schiffen in der Nordsee arbeiteten
- dThe Walser, who came from Switzerland in the 14th century and settled in VorarlbergDie Walser, die im 14. Jahrhundert aus der Schweiz kamen und sich in Vorarlberg ansiedelten
Why?
Because the small farms often could not feed the families, many people went away as seasonal workers: until the early 20th century, children from poor mountain farming families went to Swabia (the Schwabenkinder), and master builders from the Bregenzerwald went to many parts of Europe. The Walser, on the other hand, did not leave; they moved into Vorarlberg.
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Correct answer:Since 1918, women in Austria have also had the right to vote.
Welche Aussagen über die Geschichte des Wahlrechts in Österreich stimmen? — Im 19. Jahrhundert hing das Wahlrecht lange vom Vermögen oder von den gezahlten Steuern ab. · Seit 1918 haben in Österreich auch Frauen das Wahlrecht.
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