Chapter 19

Instructions

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Question 1

What was the purpose of the guestworker schemes created in the first two decades after WW2?

a) To encourage wartime refugees to return to their original countries

b) To fill labour shortages by encouraging temporary labour migration

c) To provide vocation training to unemployed in rural areas

Question 2

During the 1980s, which country was the main destination for asylum seekers entering Europe?

a) UK

b) Luxembourg

c) Germany

Question 3

When did the guestworker schemes finish?

a) Mid-1960s

b) Early-1970s

c) Late-1980s

Question 4

Why is immigration resisted as a means to tackle the ageing society in Europe?

a) Racial prejudice

b) Fear of destabilizing welfare policies

c) Fear of allegations of neo-imperialism

Question 5

When did the Far Right Freedom Party enter government in Austria?

a) 1933

b) 1975

c) 1999

Question 6

What was unusual about the anti-immigrant politician, Pim Fortuyn?

a) He wore jackboots underneath his suit

b) He couched his opposition to Muslim immigration in terms of liberal values

c) He was an open supporter of Adolf Hitler

Question 7

There is compelling evidence that immigration undermines welfare provisions.

a) True

b) False

Question 8

When did the Schengen agreement come into effect?

a) 1985

b) 1995

c) 2004

Question 9

The Amsterdam Treaty introduced qualified majority voting for some areas of migration policy.

a) True

b) False

Question 10

What problem did the Dublin convention aim to tackle?

a) Irish repatriation

b) British emigration to continental Europe

c) Asylum shopping

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