Migration 2.0

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Who were the Vikings?
Travellers from Norway and Denmark
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Who were the Normans?
Settlers from the North of France
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Who were the Hugenots?
Protestants from France
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Why did the Normans come to England?
They wanted to conquer England as William of Normandy believed he was heir to the throne - He fought at the Battle of Hastings, winning, and was crowned on Christmas Day 1066
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Why did the Vikings come to England?
To conquer and for wealth - For land to settle on as England had lots of fertile land which was sparse in Norway leading to numerous Viking towns - The Vikings raided Monestrys which provided them with wealth
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Why did the Hugenots come to England?
To escape religous persecution from the catholic country of France
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What is the account of the Hugenots?
The St Bartholomews Day Massacre killed thousands of Hugenots - King Henri came in and issued the bill of rights for the Hugenots - Then King Louis XIV withdrew their bill of rights
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Why did the Irish come to England?
1/8 of the Irish population died due to the potato famine - they also came to escape extreme poverty
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What was the impact of Viking migration?
They brought along cultural changes: trade improvement, laws, building development, language (bag, skin, skull, window)
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What was the impact of Norman migration?
Many new traditions and adaptions: french customs, hundreds of churches and monestries, English was now the main language, French words (soldier, parliament)
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What was the impact of the Hugenot migration?
They lived in cities and towns such as London and Plymouth - They were skilled craftsman and made British industries such as: watch making, gun making, book binding - the immediate reaction was that they stole jobs, diseases, ate smelly food
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What was the impact of Irish migration?
A negative reaction - suffered prejudice as they were catholic in protestant England (it lead to violence and damaging British property) - they took low paid jobs and made up 40% of the British Army
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Key facts for the Vikings
793: Lindisfarne, they landed in Scotland and raided monestrys - 848:they took over Mercia,Wessex,East Angleia and Northumbria with the Great Heathlen Army - Alfred the Great was the only one who was able to keep the Vikings out and compromised
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Key facts for the Normans
14th October 1066: The battle of Hastings was won by William the Conqueror - Christmas 1066: William the Conqueror was crowned King
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Key Facts for the Hugeonts
1560/70s: religous civil war in France - August 1572: St Bartholomews Day Massacre - 1685: Louis XIV tore up the 'Edict of Nantes'
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Key Facts for the Irish
1846:surge of immigration - 1846:potato famine - 1840/50s:1/2 million Irish died (potato famine) - 1861:600,000 Irish babies born in Britain
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What was the reason for Jewish migration?
They were accused of the Russian Emperors death in 1881 and a series of laws were placed against them - All Jews were expelled in Moscow - Programs are when Jews were attacked e.g Kishiev attack left 49 dead and 500 injured - They came for work
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What was the reason for Afro-Caribbean migration (after 1945) ?
To start a new life - New jobs - Jamaica had a hurricane in 1944 leading to hardship - They wanted better opportunities from the country they served for in WW2 - Britain needed immigrants to fill the jobs of those who died or were injurin WW2
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What were the other post-war groups that came to Briatin?
West Indians - Cypriots - Poles
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Why did the West Indians migrate to Britain?
They moved to help with the war effort, although many returned after the fighting
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Why did the Cypriots migrate to Britain?
Cyprus became a a British colony with Turkish and Greeks living on it which caused violence due to a culture divide - Thousands fled the violence, poverty and hardships and came to Britain
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Why did the Poles mirate to Britain?
They fled during WW2 and many escaped the Russians
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Why did the Europeans migrate to Britain?
It was closer and better established than America - They could come without paperwork as they were from the European Union - England was richer and could earn 5x more
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What was the impact of the Jewish migration?
They looked different and did not speak English (they suffered predjudice) - They worked hard (clothes, shoe and furniture making) - gained a positive reputation of hard working and law obiding
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What was the impact of Afro-Caribbean migration?
Bright new cultures (food and music) - the Notting Hill Carnival was established after the race riots where black men and women were attacked by white men - many suffered racial abuse
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What was the impact of post-war group migration?
They all brought over their culture (food, language and celebrations) - many started buisnesses and shops that have influenced England
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What was the impact of European migration?
Many immigrants were young and benefited England - They were new ans told they spread diseases
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Key Facts for the Jewish
1881:Killing of the Russian Emperor blamed on the Jews - Programs:attacks on the Jews - Kishinev: 49 dead and 500 injured
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Key Facts for the Afro-Carribeans
June 22nd 1948:the Windrush picked up British soldiers and 492 Jamaicans - 1948: British Nationality Act passed anyone in the British Empire can live in the UK - 1959: Notting Hill riots
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Key Facts for the Cypriots
1970: 70,000 Cypriots left
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Key Facts for the West Indies
From 1948-1970, 1/2 a million people left the West Indies
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Key Facts for the Poles
In 1950 100,000 people left Europe to come to England
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Why did the 100 years war begin?
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What was the reason for the of the British Empire in America?
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What was the reason for the growth of the British Empire in India?
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What was the reason for the growth of the British Empire in Africa?
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What was the reason for the growth of the British Empire in the Falklands?
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What was the effect of the Hundred Years War?
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Key facts for the Hundred Years War
English lost 100s of men - French lost 7-10,000 men - 1415: Battle of Agincourt - War was between 1337-1453
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What was the reason for decline for the British Empire in America?
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Key Facts for the British Empire in America
Navigation Act:1651-1673 - The Stamp Act:1765 - Boston Tea Party: 16th December 1773 - War of Independance: 1775-1783
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What was the reason for decline for the British Empire in India?
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What was the impact of the British Empire in India?
British built the education and medicinal system in India - They took over buisnesses not allowing the Indians to grow their country - Wealth for Britain - Spread the British language (cash and bungalow)
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Key facts for the British Empire in India
EIC conquered India in the 1700 - Battle of Plassey 1757, 3000 troops - Robert Clive defeated an army of 40,000 and had Bengal - Indian Mutiny:1857 - 1947:India independance
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What was the reason for decline for the British Empire in Africa?
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Key facts for the British Empire in Africa
Independance campaign began in the 1940s - In the 1950s the British fought the Mau Mau - The leader of the African Union was Joma Kenyatta - 12th December 1963 Kenya gained independance
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Key facts for the Falklands
2nd April 1982 : Argentina invaded - 14th June 1982 : war ended - The British lost 255 men and Argentina 750 men
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What was the reason for growth for Alfred (Wessex) ?
He gathered support to train an army to attack the Vikings - He beat the Vikings and forced Guthrum to agree to peace terms (he never could never attack them again) - made the English English - built an Burhs (towns) - recaptured London
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What was the reason for decline for Alfred (Wessex)?
He died
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Key facts for Alfred (Wessex)
May 878 : he beat the Vikings at the Battle of Edington - late 870 : the Danish Army wiped out the Kingdom of Northumbria - 876 : Alfred and his army were forced into hiding - May 878 : Kilg Alfred beat the Vikings
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What was Alfreds renassiance?
He tought many young noble men to read and write - invited smart people over from other countries
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What was the reason for growth for the North Sea Empire (Cnut) ?
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What were the reasons for decline for the North Sea Empire (Cnut) ?
1035 : Cnut dies and both his sons die soon after - Englands North Sea Empire dissolves and there is no King of England
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Key facts for the North Sea Empire (Cnut)
St Brices Day Massacre : 13th November 1002 - 1013 : Forkbeard drove Aethelred and sons out of England - 3rd February 1014 : Sweyn died
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What was the reason for growth for the Normans ?
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What was the reason for 'decline' for the Normans? - there was no decline
Running both Normandy and England was difficult due to a lack of communication - A constant threat of Saxon/Viking invasions
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Key facts for the Normans
1066 The Battle of Hastings - 25th December 1066 William the Conquerer was crowned King
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What was the reasons for growth for the Angevin Empire?
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What was the reason for decline for the Angevin Empire?
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Key facts for the Angevin Empire
1066 Battle of Hastings - 1151 Henry succeeds his father Geoffery and has control of France - 1216 John dies and only Gascony is left under British reign
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What were the Ulster Plantations?
Northern Ireland was planted with with settlers from Scotland and England
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What was the reason for migration for the Ulster Plantations?
Hope that it would make Ireland easier to govern - After 9 years of war and being kicked out by King James IV - It was hoped that the Catholic Irish and the Protestant Scotish would create a union
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What was the impact of the Ulster Plantations? (short term)
The Irish rejected them as they viewed them as invaders - they did not agree on religion and suffered disagrements - they increased the population rapidly
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What was the impact of the Ulster Plantations? (long term)
more towns - more industries (schools, villages) - new names - Ireland remains split
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Key facts for the Ulster Plantations
Happend in the 1600s - From Scotland and England - King James IV kicked them out of England and Scotland
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What was the reason for migration for the Highland Clearances?
2000 families were evicted from their homes as they suffered religous disagrements with catholics as they were jacobites (Stuart supporters), they were rejected by the king - The English removed the Jacobites off their land by burning their houses
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What was the impact of the Highland Clearances?
Mass migration from Scotland to other areas in the Empire - 10,000 Scottish people left
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Key facts for the Highland Clearances
During the 17/1800s - From the Higlands of Scotland to coastal areas - Religous disagreements - English rejected them
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Why was there emigration to America?
High unemployment in England (labor was cheap and cost was high) - Church services were punishable - Their was a vast supply of land & crops in America - Hoped to find gold in Jamestown - Those suffering religous persecution went to Virgina
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What was the impact of emigration to America?
It built colonies and developed America
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Key facts for emigration to America
They moved in the early 1600s
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