Immigration in Britain (British Depth Study)
Part 1 of my British Depth study revision notes.
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- Immigration
- First wave
- Due to the second world war
- Polish
- Irish
- Second wave
- After the war
- Helped to rebuild the economy
- West Indies
- Irish
- After the war
- Third wave
- Late 1960's
- Aisans
- Mainly from Pakistan and India
- Push factors
- Pull factors
- British Nationality Act
- 1948
- Gave British citizenship to British colonies
- They could stay as long as they wanted
- Gave British citizenship to British colonies
- Immigrants would be welcomed
- Employees looked beyond Europe
- ** Windrush
- 22nd June 1948
- Bought 492 immigrants from colonies to Britain
- Kenyan Asians
- Kenya gained independence in 1963
- Jomo Kenyetta gave 100,000 people a choice
- Become Kenyan or remain British
- 1967 - government decided that non-Kenyans were foreigners and could only stay temporarily
- Ugandans
- Idi Amin condemned the Aisans
- 60,000 had to be gone in 90 days
- Asians made Uganda prosper
- Ugandans were jealous
- Notting Hill Riots
- 1958
- White Teddy Boys launched an attack on black people
- Due to the tension caused by white people believing the blacks took their jobs
- Enoch Powell
- Rivers of blood
- Lost his place in parliament
- Controversial speech
- Said immigrants would soon be like them
- Immigrants would overrun us
- Said immigrants would soon be like them
- Controversial speech
- Said immigrants would soon be like them
- Immigrants would overrun us
- Said immigrants would soon be like them
- Rivers of blood
- Contribution to Britain
- Culture/Religion
- bought Muslim religion to British communities
- Caribbean immigrants restored Christianity
- 1970s - black footballers began to break through
- Food
- Introduced coffee bars and ice-cream parlours
- 90% of Japanese immigrants went into restaurant trade
- 1976 - 2,000 Indian restaurants
- Economy
- Many industries were saved by migrant workers
- Immigrants worked for low wages
- Asians became millionaires
- Culture/Religion
- First wave
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