Migration in the Industrial period

Question 1

examples of changes in British society in the industrial period

Answer 1

government changes - greater freedoms encouraged a lot of migration
industrialisation - growing towns attracted migrants with job opportunities
improved transport links - made travel easier and gave homes to migrants
growth of the British Empire - major economic power, attracting migrants

Question 2

what were the attitudes in British society to migration

Answer 2

English were worried migrants would take jobs, migrants cultures seemed suspicious, a lot of prejudice to certain migrants

Question 3

explain the changes to the British Empire

Answer 3

growth of the British Empire meant that contact with the world so more migration, Britain took control of India, huge source of food and raw materials

Question 4

reasons for Irish migration

Answer 4

poverty, starvation in Catholic community, barely any jobs, food prices rose

Question 5

reasons for Jewish migration

Answer 5

fleeing persecution in Russian Empire, situation of existing Jews in Britain improved so it was attractive to them - existing Jews feared for their acceptance

Question 6

reasons for African migration

Answer 6

slave trade forced many Africans to work as enslaved people, British merchants had huge wealth

Question 7

reasons for Asian migration

Answer 7

for education opportunities, East India Company forced Indian princes out their land, Indian servants migrated with their colonial families, lascars recruited by the EIC

Question 8

reasons for German migration

Answer 8

greater freedom, British economic strength and freedom from government, avoid warfare between German states

Question 9

reasons for Italian migration

Answer 9

avoid warfare between Italian states, changes in agriculture left many in poverty, severe outbreaks of diseases

Question 10

experiences of Irish migrants

Answer 10

most were poor tenant farmers that took on hard labouring work in docks, worked as navvies digging out canals and building railways, faced a lot of prejudice

Question 11

experience of Jewish migrants

Answer 11

very overcrowded and they didn’t speak English, those working in sweatshops had terrible conditions for very low pay and faced a lot of prejudice

Question 12

experiences of African migrants

Answer 12

legal status wasn’t clear, some couldn’t find work in Britain ‘Committee for the Relief of the Black Poor’ set up to help them, some were very successful in work

Question 13

experiences of Asian migrants

Answer 13

some Ayah’s were left stranded, some English women set up a hostel for abandoned ayahs, many lascars found work in ports, others suffered poverty, hostels opened to help them

Question 14

experiences of German migrants

Answer 14

hundreds set up small businesses e.g. butchers, bakers, and brewers

Question 15

experiences of Italian migrants

Answer 15

they brought fun to England, many worked as street musicians, others did hard manual work and they sold ice cream

Question 16

impact of German migrants on culture

Answer 16

new food brought to Britain

Question 17

impact on trade and industry

Answer 17

irish - building railways/canals
jews - clothing shops, moss bross
italians - ice cream parlours