5.1 Reasons people Migrated to Notting Hill Post 1945 Flashcards
(16 cards)
What was Britain’s debt after WW2?
£21bn
How many British people emigrated to Australia, NZ, and Canada between 1945-60?
1.5m
How many people did London Transport pay fares for to travel to the UK from the Caribbean in the 1950s?
3,500
What did the British Nationality Act 1948 grant to everyone in the Commonwealth?
The right to work in the UK
What is the Colour Bar?
Denying people from ethnic backgrounds the same rights and opportunities as white people
How many people were killed in bombing raids during WW2?
43,000
By how much did the working population drop between 1945-46?
1.38m
What were the conditions like when Caribbean migrants first arrived in the UK?
Awful due to a poor winter and derelict housing
How many buildings were damaged and destroyed during the war?
70,000 damaged and 1.7m destroyed
Was there still rationing in the UK in 1947?
Yes
What was the wage paid to Caribbean migrants compared to the national average wage?
£7 10 shillings, £3 less than the national average wage
How much higher were wages in the UK for Caribbean migrants?
¾ times higher
What ship brought 800 Caribbean migrants to the UK in June 1948?
The Empire Windrush
What fraction of Londoners were homeless due to bomb damage?
⅙
What was formed in 1948 that ran a recruitment program in 16 Commonwealth countries?
The NHS
How many Jamaican nurses were in the NHS by 1965?
5,000
