Experience of Italian Immigrants

Question 1

What business did Italian immigrants open?

Answer 1

• Chip shops
• Cafes/Restaurants
• Ice cream Shops
• Hotels

Question 2

Why did Italians move?

Answer 2

• There was no work in Italy
• There was good work in Scotland
• Escaped high levels of poverty in Italy
• Felt taxes were too high in Italy

Question 3

Did Italians assimilate well?

Answer 3

Yes, because they were providing food business that previously Scotland didn’t have and many Scots liked their food.
They opened at night when pubs were closed.

Question 4

LIst the 5 ways on how Italians were treated by Scots.

Answer 4

• Some religious Scots disliked the fact that Italian business opened on Sunday as they wanted everyone to go to Church.
• However, some people liked that it was an alternative to the pub and drinking alcohol.
• Italians were usually Catholic (Unlike most Scots who were Protestants) and they mostly lived in their own communities and spoke Italian.
• WW2 preparations changed good relations between Italians and Scots.
• Italy supported Nazii Germany, so Italians were seen as an enemy and were attacked on the street/arrested without a crime.

Question 5

What are the main reasons on how Italians were treated by Scots?

Answer 5

• Disliking Opening Times
• Religion
• WW2
• Alternative to the pub