BE 4.5 Flashcards
(21 cards)
when did the empire windrush arrive
1948
when was the british nationality act
1948
what did the british nationality act do
gave everyone in the commonwealth the right to love and work in Britain
why was migration desired by the british gov.
sever labour shortages after ww2
who did enoch powell recruit in 1960s
18,000 indian and pakistani doctors
what was the initial feeling towards immigrants
initially welcomed
who made a u-turn on their attitudes towards immigrants
enoch powell
what did some british people begin to fear about immigrants
feared they would lose their jobs
who founded the union movement and when
oswald mosley in 1948
when did the teddy boys launch attacks in notting hill
1958
what did the union movement do
issued racist pamphlets and spread scare stories about black people
when was the race relations act
1965
what was the race relations act
made it illegal to discriminate against immigrants
when was the commonwealth immigrants act
1962
what was the commonwealth immigrants act
a work permit scheme put into place
how did the commonwealth immigrants act discriminate against black and asian workers
most white immigrants had skills which allowed them vouchers, whereas unskilled black workers found it much more difficult
when was celebration of empire day abolished
1962
why did british cultural ties with the empire decline
american culture and trade with europe grew
how was the empire viewed after ww1
with fondness rather than acknowledging the repression
what practice sport is still the national sport of many ex empire countries
football due to muscular christianity
