IMMIGRATION Flashcards
(4 cards)
1
Q
why did migration increase after the war
A
shortage of workers - unskilled jobs
- british nationality act in 1948
- wages higher in britain
- windrush in 1948
2
Q
experiances of the immigrants
A
- discrimination
- high rent
- refued to be lent money by banks = “black areas”
- colour bars
3
Q
nottinghill riots
A
1958
poor white men though immigrans were taking jobs and decreasing wages - white flights
- many immigrants attacked by youth (teddy boys)
4
Q
enoch powell
A
(conservative MP)
commonwealth immigrants act 1962
- river of blood speech = 1968 = powelism
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