MY History 📝 Flashcards
who were britain’s first migrants?
The Celts
when did the romans arrive in britain?
43AD
when did the anglo-saxons arrive in britain?
450 AD
when did the celts arrive in britain?
500BC
when did the vikings arrive in Britain?
800AD
when did the normans arrive in britain?
1066 AD
where did indians migrate to in the early part of the 20th century?
east africa, seychelles, carribean
how did indian people contribute to ww1?
140,000 soldiers
why did many south asians migrate to britain after ww2?
- job opportunites
- better lifestyles
- to work for the NHS
Where did south asians settle in britain?
- north england
- midlands
when did Idi Amin expel asians from uganda?
1972
why were south asians allowed to come to britain?
people from india, bangladesh and pakistan were allowed to come to britain because they were a part of the british empire
when was the period of mass south asian migration to britain?
1947 - 1980
who was altab ali?
a south asian man who was stabbed to death in a racially motivated killing
who was the openly racist political group during the period of mass south asian migration?
National Front
what are 3 examples of discrimination south asian migrants had to endure?
1) in the ’70s and ’80s many south asian migrants lost their jobs in factories, mills and steelworks
2) the national front violently targeted british south asians,
3) a man called altab ali was stabbed to death in a racially motivated killing.
what were 2 positive facts about south asian migration?
1) by the early ’90s 70% of sweet shops, grocers and newsagents in britain were owned by south asians
2) there were many marriages between british and south asians
who was muhammed huque?
a man who quoted in the daily mail, 1978 about how he was negatively treated, “white children kick us and scream abuse”
what makes a source useful?
- is its content useful - accurate rep
- is its provenance useful - who created it, what type of source, when, why was it produced, where was it produced
what are the sentence starters for the ‘which source is more useful for an enquiry about south asian migration?’
P - the content of source 1 is _______ useful for an enquiry into the experience of south asian migrants.
Ev - In the source it states that “_____”
Ex - this is useful because it shows that the experience was _______ . I know that _________
P - the provenance of source 1 is also useful / limited
Ev - ________________
Ex - this is useful/limited because _______
L - overall, source 1 is ________ useful because __________
repeat for source 2
Conclusion - Overall I think source ______ is more useful because ________
what were two impacts on poland from the EU migrants leaving to britain?
- money sent back to poland helping the economy
- there are fewer unemployed people in poland
when was the EEC formed?
1957
when did Britain join the EEC?
1973
when was the Maastricht Treaty signed by the members of the EEC?
1992
