South Asian Immigration Flashcards
Countries in South Asia:
India, Pakistan, Burma, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka
What was South Asia called by the British?
India
What did British traders want to buy from South Asia in the 1600s?
Spices, textiles and dyes
What did British traders build on the South Asian coasts?
Trading posts
What led the British government to putting ‘India’ under its own direct control?
A mass rebellion in 1857
What did Queen Victoria call herself in reference to South Asia.
The ‘Empress of India’.
What were lascars?
South Asian sailors that brought goods to Britain.
What were ayahs?
Children’s nannies.
How many South Asians were estimated to be in Britain by the 1800’s?
40,000
Reasons why South Asians migrated to Britain after WWII?
Violence in some parts of South Asia,
Many South Asians were British passport holders. These countries were a part of the British Empire so everyone in them qualified for a British passport,
Certain places in South Asia suffered from cyclones, floods and famine.
When and where was Enoch’s Powell’s ‘Rivers of Blood’ speech said amd what was it about?
20th April 1968. Birmingham. It said that racial conflict would occur if the government continued ti allow the same levels of immigration that they had.
By 1970, how many Indian restaurants and Chinese takeaway from Britain.
1000 and 4000 respectively.
What act was passed in 1962 and what did it do?
Commonwealth Immigrants Act. It said that people could only enter Britain if they were skilled professionals who had permission to work there.
How many members of the National Front were there by 1970?
10,000
What act was the first to adress racism in Britain called and what did it do?
Race Relations Act (1965). It made racial, ethnic and national discrimination illegal.
