Context (Small Island + TRF)

Question 1

What was Windrush and its importance?

Answer 1

• Empire Windrush arrived at Tilbury Dock in London in June 1948. There were 492 West Indians on board.
• It was the beginning of a wave of immigration from Commonwealth countries and colonies.

Question 2

What was 9/11?

Answer 2

Four coordinated Islamist suicide terrorist attacks carried out by Al-Qaeda against the United States on September 11

Question 3

Expectation vs reality of windrush generation

Answer 3

• Found that they were foreigners in England, and this shocked them.
• The things they thought of as quintessentially English - manners, politeness, rounded vowels from well-spoken people - were not in evidence

Question 4

What were the affects of 9/11?

Answer 4

• Led to an increase of national security, tightening of immigration laws and greater censorship.
• Led to hate crimes and harassment of Muslims (targeted for wearing turbans, having beards etc)

Question 5

Who coined the term ‘The American Dream’?

Answer 5

James Truslow Adams (1931)

Question 6

What is ‘The American Dream’ as stated by James Truslow Adams?

Answer 6

‘That dream of a land in which life should be better and richer and fuller for everyone, with opportunity for each according to ability or achievement’

Question 7

What are David and Okazaki’s (2006) views on the ‘Colonial Mindset’?

Answer 7

‘Colonial mentality is the idea that one has been conditioned to attach more importance to the values of the dominant culture over ones own

‘Colonial mentality is a form of internalized racial oppression’