Merkel's Moments
What is chancellor Merkel's first name?
What is Angela
What country did most of the 2105 refugees come from?
Who initially helped immigrants when they arrived in Germany?
Who are the German citizens
Which political party gained popularity due to changing opinions within the population of Germany ?
What is AfD (Alternative für Deutschland)?
In 2022 Germany welcomed over a million immigrants from which nation?
What is Ukraine
What phrase did Angela Merkel famously use in 2015 to express confidence in Germany’s ability to handle the refugee crisis?
What is “we are able to do this”
What group of refugees had trouble learning German?
Who are women
What fraction of Germans reportedly helped refugees during the 2015 crisis?
What is one in four?
What opinion became more mainstream in German politics after 2015?
What is anti-migrant sentiment
What nation caused the large increase in war refugees in 2022?
Who is Russia
In what year did Merkel make her “Wir schaffen das” statement?
What is 2015
A recent study showed that many of the refugees from 2015 now feel unwelcome due to what?
What is racism
What types of support did volunteers provide to refugees?
What are food, shelter, and guidance?
By 2023 Merkel's successor wanted to do what to refugees and immigrants?
What is deportation
What type of racism is suggested by the differing treatment of Syrian and Ukrainian refugees?
What is systemic
In what month did Austria and Germany choose to keep their borders open?
What is September
What group of refugees had trouble finding employment?
Women
What was one major logistical issue faced by the German government?
Answer: What is lack of plans and policies plus overwhelmed infrastructure
Who was Merkel referring to when she said “ we need to clearly distance ourselves?”
The racist far-right
What made the Ukrainian refugee crisis feel different for Syrian refugees from 2015?
What is more support for the Ukrainian immigrants
Merkel’s refugee policy led to the rise of which far-right political party in Germany?
What is Alternative für Deutschland (AfD)
What term describes the phenomenon where skilled refugees work in jobs below their qualification level?
What is underemployment?
How did citizens' opinions on immigrants change between 2015 and now?
What is acceptance to disdain
What shift in policy has the current German government made compared to Merkel’s approach?
What is stricter border control and reduced protections for asylum seekers?
What other country had the same difference between Middle Eastern immigration and Ukrainian immigration?
What is Canada