Irish 1900 to present Flashcards

1
Q

During WW2, there was extensive bombings causing damage to ports, cities, factories and houses
Irish migrants (like others) migrated post-WW2 for jobs rebuilding infrastructure and filling empty jobs
Around ………… Irish migrants came to Britain between 1945-60, largely for economic opportunity

A

350,000

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2
Q

In …., the NHS Act established the NHS with free healthcare, which created many jobs for migrants.

Ireland was exempt from the ……. (1905) and so it was easier for them to migrate and work

A

1948

Aliens act

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3
Q

Census data shows there were over ,…………
migrants in Britain in 1911, but has since declined

A

3 million

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4
Q

Employment success – many became nurses
for the NHS, or jobs in growing industrial cities
of …………………………………..

A

Liverpool , Manchester , Glasgow

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5
Q

Resentment – bombings by IRA (e.g. Pub
Bombings ……., killing …..) created anger/abuse

Hostility – some ‘taken’ employment hostility

A

1974

21

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6
Q

By 1971, nearly ………….. migrants worked in manufacturing and engineering in the Midlands
Between 1953-55,

A

300,000

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7
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Many migrants also took up jobs including as bus ….., bus ………… and station staff

A

Stations and conductors

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