experience of immigrants in Scotland Flashcards
(32 cards)
were Scots mainly protestant or catholic
protestant
where did Irish immigrants often settle in Scotland
West of Scotland, Glasgow
what were the Scots thoughts of Irish immigrants
Scots saw the poverty they lived in and believed it was their bad habits
what were Irish immigrants blamed for
spreading disease
what contribution did Irish Catholics make to Scotland
- the catholic church expanded as immigrants increased.
- football teams (still around today)
- catholic schools
when did catholic schools get government funding
1918
what was the experience of protestant Irish immigrants
they were treated better and were key workers in the Iron and Shipbuilding industry, protestant Irish ans Scottish joined together.
what did the political party the Scottish protestant league want to do
during the 1920s and 1930s they wanted to stop all Irish immigration to Britain and for Irish immigrants already in Britain to return home.
why did scots resent the Irish
they were willing to work for less
what was the experience of the catholic irish in scotland
they faced prosecution and discrimination
how were the living conditions for the Irish
they found living conditions hard in the slums but better than life in ireland the same went for pay
what did the Irish do when they arrived
In large numbers they arrived to fill unskilled and semi labour jobs.
why was the demand for workers high
there were thousands of jobs in new growing industrial cities
how many lithuanians settled in Scotland between 1860s and 1914
7,000
why were lithuanians not popular at the start
coal miners saw them as a threat
what were lithuanians used as
strike breakers while scots were striking for better pay they were working
did lithuanians face prejudice
most lithuanians were catholic and so faced anti catholic prejudice
why can you still not check how well lithuanians mixed with Scots
many lithuanians changed their surnames to local sounding names
where did the lithuanians settle in Scotland
Ayrshire and lanarkshire
what jobs did lithuanians take
jobs in coal and steel
what were reasons that made lithuanians move
- farming land was scarce due to population increasing
- income from farming had fallen
- taxes had risen
when did large numbers of jews start arriving in Scotland
between 1880 and 1914
where were the majority of jews from and what were they financially
many were poor and from Poland and Russia
why did so many Jews move
- to escape progroms (acts of violence to expel or massacre an ethnic or religious group)
- many moved as they were restricted to certain jobs in their country
