Mid History Flashcards
(30 cards)
2 things the Celts did in Britain
They build forts, introduced bagpipes to britian,
2 things the Romans did in Britain
Built roads, calenders, coins, cats,
When did the anglonsaxons arrive
Around 450AD
2 things the Anglo saxons did
They gave england its name, base languages of english,
2 reasons why immigrants came to england
Jobs, Strong connection to britain
When and what was the British Nationality Act?
1948
People from the commonwealth could work and live in britain
What jobs did the immigrants get?
Low paying jobs
Cleaners,ticket collectors, hospital porters
What are Lascars?
South Asian sailors
What are Ayahs
South asian Servants of wealthy british families
What was the ‘Rivers of blood’
Speech made by enoch powell where he warned his supports that immigration will lead to disaster
Who was enoch powell?
He was a politian and anti-immigrant
When did enoch powell make his famous speech (rivers of blood)
20th April 1968
What was the race relations act
Made discrimination illegal on the grounds of colour in public
When and What was the new commonwealth immigration act?
1968
The people immigrating had to have a ‘close connection’ to the uk
What happened after enoch powells speech?
Powell has fired and many politians publically critised him.
When was the peterloo massacre?
August 1819
Why did the people protest in peterloo?
The political system at the time was corrupt
How many people arrived at peterloo
50,000
Who was sent to deal with the protesters at peterloo
The army because manchester did not have a police force
How many casualities/deaths were there in the peterloo massacre
11 deaths and 400 casualities
What are some arguements for womens suffrage?
-Women pay taxes just like men
-other countries allow women to vote
-uneducated working men can vote
-women could vote in local elections
What are some arguements aginst womens suffrage?
-women are too dumb to vote
-women cant be soldier so they dont fight for their country
-women are heavily controlled by their husbands so it wont matter
What did the suffragettes do before ww1
-hunger strikes
-attacking politians
-burning down churches
-vandalism
-protests
Why did the suffragettes violently protest?
They did it so that womens suffrage would get attention
