16 marker factors migration of peoples

Question 1

1. **Viking Invasions
   Economic Factors

Answer 1

1. Viking Invasions (c.790–1066) – While the Viking raids began with warfare, the desire for fertile land and wealth was a key motivation for their settlement in Britain.

Question 2

2. **Irish Migration
   Economic Factors

Answer 2

2. Irish Migration (19th Century) – The Great Famine of the 1840s and economic hardship were the primary drivers of Irish migration, as many sought work in industrialising Britain.

Question 3

3. **Post-World War II
   Economic Factors

Answer 3

3. Post-World War II Migration – After WWII, Britain encouraged migration from its former colonies (Caribbean, South Asia, Africa) to fill labour shortages, largely motivated by economic reconstruction
4. British nationality act in 1948 gave all commonwelath citizens british passports
5. windrush 1948

Question 4

4. **Jewish Migration Economic Factors

Answer 4

4. Jewish Migration (Late 19th and Early 20th Century) – Although triggered by religious persecution, Jewish settlement was also influenced by economic opportunities in industries and trade.
5. WW2 the nazis
6. 1656 that Oliver Cromwell allowed Jews back into England

Question 5

St bartholemews massacre
Religious Factors

Answer 5

1. 1560s to 1590s ruling french catholics persecuted minority protestants such as the huguenots and in 1572 the bartholemews day massacre led many to flee to britain

Question 6

2. **Huguenot
   Religious Factors

Answer 6

2. Huguenot Refugees (17th Century) – The persecution of Protestant Huguenots in France following the revocation of the Edict of Nantes in 1685 led to their migration to Britain to escape religious oppression.

Question 7

3. **Jewish Migration
   Religious Factors

Answer 7

3. Jewish Migration (Late 19th and Early 20th Century) – Pogroms and persecution of Jews in Eastern Europe drove many to seek safety in Britain due to religious and ethnic discrimination.

Question 8

1. **Viking Invasions
   War-Related Factors

Answer 8

1. Viking Invasions (c.790–1066) – The Viking settlements in Britain were initially driven by warfare, as they conquered land through raids and invasions.

Question 9

2. **Norman Conquest
   War-Related Factors

Answer 9

2. Norman Conquest (1066) – The settlement of Normans in Britain followed William the Conqueror’s victory in the Battle of Hastings, resulting in the redistribution of land and power to Norman lords.

Question 10

3. **Post-World War II Migration(refugees)
   War-Related Factors

Answer 10

3. Post-World War II Migration (Refugees) – Conflicts in the Middle East, such as the Syrian Civil War and the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, have driven refugees to seek asylum in Britain in the late 20th and 21st centuries.

Question 11

• Viking Invasions
  Mixed Factors

Answer 11

• Viking Invasions – Both war and economic motivations (land and wealth).

Question 12

• Jewish Migration –
  Mixed Factors

Answer 12

• Jewish Migration – Religious persecution primarily, but economic opportunities in Britain also influenced their settlement.