3.3 Flashcards
when was Kindertransport + how many kids were allowed to settle in Britain?
1938-40
10,000 Jewish kids
which industries advocated vacant positions throughout the New Commonwealth?
NHS
London Transport
when was the British Nationality Act + what did it do?
1948
made all people living in the commonwealth British citizens
when did Windrush arrive + how many passengers did it bring?
June 1948
492 West Indians
when did Orbita arrive + how many passengers did it bring?
Sep 1948
108 Jamaicans
when did Dr Little press Labour to adopt a policy against racial discrimination in employment + was he listened to?
1953
no
when did race riots take place + where?
1958
Nottingham
how many youths fought each other in St Anne’s area + when?
1,000 white + black youths (including Teddy Boy gangs)
23rd Aug 1958
when were Race Relations Acts passed?
1965
1968
1976
what did the Race Relations Act of 1965 do + was it effective?
- outlawed colour bar
- outlawed incitement of racial hatred
- established RRB (Race Relations Board) to monitor the enforcement of law (but only 10% of cases heard + none against police)
- not effective as it didn’t do anything to end racial discrimination in housing + employment
what did the Race Relations Act of 1968 do?
- outlawed racial discrimination in housing + employment
- established a CRB (Community Relations Commission) to promote multiculturalism through education
what did the Race Relations Act of 1976 do + was it effective?
- indirect discrimination was outlawed
- combined CRC (Community Relations Commission) with RRB (Race Relations Board) to create a new Commission for Racial Equality
when was the Commonwealth Immigration Act + what did it do?
1962
- people from commonwealth could obtain an entry voucher if they had a job waiting for them or skills which the British economy needed
- designed to end large-scale immigration
- prevent creation of a multicultural society
how many supported the Commonwealth Immigration Act?
62-76%
when was Enoch Powell’s ‘Rivers of Blood’ speech?
20th April 1968
what did Enoch Powell say in his speech?
white Britons were now strangers in their own country
how many Britons agreed with Powell’s ideas?
75%
when was the Battle of Cable Street by Mosley + the BUF?
Oct 1936
how many immigrants returned to Britain after the race riots as they were unhappy?
> 4,000
why were the 1920 + 1925 Coloured Alien Seamen Orders important?
forced ‘coloured’ seamen to register as aliens if they had no proof of citizenship
