Chapter 23 Post-colonial ties Flashcards
Example for strong cohesion within the commonwealth in the 1950’s
Commonwealth Economic Conference 1952
How many people left Britain for the Dominions between 1946 and 1957?
1 million people
Example for informal empire emerging after the formal parts were abolished
Trading links and economic ties with former colonies, money transfers from overseas 12million 1959
When was the British Nationality Act passed?
1948
What did the British Nationality Act state?
in recognition of the Empire’s wartime contribution, giving full British citizenship to every inhabitant of the Empire
Empire Windrush’s importance
492 immigrants from Jamaica arriving in 1948 - first to attract media interest
What were the Teddy boys
1958 youth gangs attacking black people
Example for Britons welcoming migration
Notting Hill Carnival
Official opposition to migration
Immigration Control Association 1960
What ended free immigration from former colonies
1962 Commonwealth Immigration Act
Impact of Commonwealth immigration by 1967
provoked fierce racial sentiments
but
turned Britain into a diverse, multi racial society
What made integration especially difficult?
religion and indentification with the Empire, Jamaica/Pakistan
When was the “Empire Day” abolished?
1962
Residual impact of the empire
dispora of 10m people
sport across the world
What made the Empire tangible for the British?
Family connections,
National Service
