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Question 1

What did the British accuse immigrants of doing

Answer 1

Using the benefits scheme despite most working

Question 2

Who was Oswald Mosley

Answer 2

Facist leader

Question 3

What did Oswald mosley say about immigrants

Answer 3

They had a taste for violence drugs and knives and we should limit immigration

Question 4

How many white youths attacked the blacks

Answer 4

400

Question 5

Why did the black people fight back on the last day

Answer 5

Angry anout the lack of protection from the police

Question 6

What was shocking about the immigrants

Answer 6

They received less help than the prisoners of war

Question 7

When was the Race Relations Act

Answer 7

1965

Question 8

When was the race relations board set up

Answer 8

1966

Question 9

What failed about the commonwealth immigration act 1965

Answer 9

Failed to stop discrimination in housing and employment

Question 10

What failed about the race relations board

Answer 10

Dismissed 734/982 complaints
Lacked legal powers
Lack credibility - all white

Question 11

What sparked the nation front party

Answer 11

Arrival of Kenyan Asians

Question 12

What did the commonwealth immigration act of 1968 do

Answer 12

Restricted work vouchers further to 1,500 a year

Only those with a British passport and born or Britain/grandparents

Question 13

When was the second race relations act

Answer 13

1968

Question 14

When was the second common wealth immigration act

Answer 14

1968

Question 15

What did the second race relations act do

Answer 15

Made discrimination in housing and employment illegal and racist notices

Question 16

Weaknesses of the 1968 race relations act

Answer 16

Could discriminate on other grounds

Question 17

When was the last commonwealth immigration act passed

Answer 17

1971

Question 18

What did the last commonwealth immigration act do

Answer 18

Allowed people born or lived for over 5 years to live ther

Question 19

When was the race equality act

Answer 19

1976

Question 20

What did some white people do in the riots

Answer 20

Protected the black people

Question 21

How did Sybil Phoenix help

Answer 21

Fostered over 100 children has opened a youth group called moonshot and helped to find the early race relations groups in Lewisham
She was awarded an MBE and became mayoress

Question 22

How did immigrants help in the public service

Answer 22

NHS
Transport
Underground
Armed forces

Question 23

How did Shahad Hussein succeed

Answer 23

Became adviser for Asian foods in M&S

Question 24

When was the first nottinghill carnival

Answer 24

1958