Immigrants living in britain in 1945.
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- Immigrants living in britain in 1945.
- American GIs
- high profile arrivals.
- 3 million arrived in Britain
- welcomed by British people
- they were: hansome, friendly, wealthier than a british solider, confident, didn't have rations, happy people.
- they were particularly popular with the British women.
- there were about 80 000 British 'GI brides'
- they were particularly popular with the British women.
- they were: hansome, friendly, wealthier than a british solider, confident, didn't have rations, happy people.
- The U.K was a class orientated society whereas America was less conscious on class (more race) so they mixed freely with different classes.
- Although there was some tension due to the countries cultural differences
- Poles
- Common-wealth troops
- large number of Canadians, Australians, New Zealanders, Carribeans (from the West Indies) and Indians served in the British forces
- Usually warmly welcomed
- over 40,000 marriages between British women and Canadian servicemen (they thought they were really tall!!)
- Prisoners of war
- there were hundreds of thousands of PoWs (prisoners of war)
- (at its highest) there were 157,000 Italian PoWs and 402,000 German PoWs
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- most of the PoWs were italians and germans which were captured in North Africa
- over 1,500 facilities which held prisoners
- there were hundreds of thousands of PoWs (prisoners of war)
- African American GIs
- large majority of GIs were black.
- 130 000 black GIs went to Britain (men and women)
- america was not class conscious but it was VERY race conscious.
- In America black people suffered from harshly discriminated and segregated
- Even in Britain the American army was segregated between black and white troops.
- large majority of GIs were black.
- American GIs
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