migration 1900-2010 Flashcards
what was the 1905 aliens act
.immigrants could only enter if they had enough money to support themselves
.they weren’t allowed to have a criminal record
this meant Britain didn’t have a open door policy anymore
immigration and the first world war
250,000 Belgian refugees came to Britain because Germany invaded Belgium to get to France quicker
they were treated well and were welcomed into some houses they worked in ammunitions
migration and the war effort WW1
over 1 million Indian soldiers served in the war along with several million more across the British empire
Walter Tull became the first black officer in the British army to command white troops
discrimination after WW1
after the end of the war no black troops were allowed to take part in the victory parade
in Liverpool white seamen believed ‘coloured’ seamen were taking their jobs
in Liverpool Charles Wutton was chased by over 200 rioters and was beaten stoned and tied to an anchor to drown
experiences of jews in east London 1925-1948
they were blamed for unemployment and poverty by far right activists
the British union of Fascists was led by Oswald Mosley
the BUF won 20% of the votes in an east London local election
actions of jews in east London 1925-1948
there was a Fascist march in October 1936 and 100,000 people turned out to stop it
Mosley had to abandon his plan and had to march to Hyde park
experiences of Polish service men and families 1925-1948
120,000 polish migrants decided to stay after WW2
trade unions called for a ban on polish workers
according to an opinion poll 56% of British people wanted the poles to go home
actions of Polish service men and families 1925-1948
14,000 polish worked in the RAF
the government set up the polish resettlement corps to find employment for polish immigrants
by 1950 there were hundreds of polish shops, farms, pubs, schools
post-war commonwealth immigration (west indies)
immigrants from the west indies came to Britain because of poverty and shortage of jobs
wages in Britain were four to five times higher than in the Caribbean
the British government invited people from west indies
1948 nationality act granted them British citizenship
commonwealth immigrants (cultural impact)
immigrants brought different types of foods and music e.g. reggae
commonwealth immigrants (political impact)
the 1962 commonwealth immigration act stated that holders of commonwealth passports no longer had the right to live and work in the UK. there was acts of activism to racism e.g. Bristol bus boycott which resulted in the race relations act which made racism illegal
commonwealth immigrants (economic impacts)
immigrants worked in important jobs and helped the economy grow. some migrants worked in public services such as London transport and the NHS
many sihks worked in the Woolf rubber factory
Bengalis worked in sweatshops
east Africa Asian migrants
newly independent east African government were expelling Asian residents
large numbers of Kenyan Asians with UK passports began to arrive
1962 act banned entry to anyone without a father or grandfather born in the UK
examples of racist discrimination and violence 1970 and 1980
the national front wanted to ban all non-white immigration
they did violent attacks
in 1978 a young Bangladeshi was murdered in east London
