windrush generation

Question 1

in what year did the British bring migrants over to the UK?

Answer 1

1948

Question 2

in 1948 how many migrants did the empire windrush liner bring over to the UK?

Answer 2

802

Question 3

where did the empire windrush liner bring migrants from?

Answer 3

british colonies in the carribean

Question 4

why was migrants from british colonies in the carribean brought over to London, UK?

Answer 4

many responded to government calls for workers

many for transport systems
postal services
health services
after WW2

Question 5

what was legal when the immagrants from carribean british colonies came over to the UK?

Answer 5

racial discrimination

Question 5

what did legal discrimination after WW2 mean the immigrants had to endure?

Answer 5

hostility
exploitation
social inequality

also many being stereotyped as :
- diseased
- dirty
- uneducated

Question 6

what did many of the immigrants experiecne due to thid discrimination?

Answer 6

struggling to find housing and work

Question 7

what did the immigrant struggle to find housing and work lead to?

Answer 7

poverty