Expalin 4

Question 1

Name all the factors

Answer 1

• Lithuanian immigrants, trade union movement
• Italian immigrants, Cafe culture
• Italian immigrants, Architecture
• Jewish immigrants, new businesses
• Irish immigrants, Sporting life
• Irish immigrants, world leaders
• Irish immigrants, churches
• Irish immigrants, infrastructure

Question 2

Italian immigrants - architecture

Answer 2

Because they brought with them their own style and design which is seen in many Catholic Churches across Scotland one example is teh cox stack in Dundee, the Cox stack is a chimney from Camperdown works jute mill that was designed in an Italian style

Question 3

Italian immigrants - Cafe culture

Answer 3

Because they set up cafes which created somewhere for Scot’s to meet, particularly young people, particularly late at night and offered new foods such as fish and chips and ice cream, for example visocchis in Broughty Ferry Dundee.

Question 4

Irish immigrants - Sporting life particularly football

Answer 4

Because many Irish immigrant communities set up their own football teams which greatly contributed to Scottish football eg : Celtic founded in 1887

Question 5

Irish immigrants - infrastructure

Answer 5

Because they worked difficult manual jobs such as naavies digging railways and canals that allowed Scot’s infrastructure to dramatically improve which helped support Scotland’s growing economy, for example they helped build the fourth rail bridge

Question 6

Irish immigrants - world leaders in many industries

Answer 6

Because they took up many jobs in industry for example to jute industry in Dundee relied upon Irish immigrants to weave the jute and operate their factories

Question 7

Irish immigrants- number of churches

Answer 7

Because many Irish immigrants were catholic, there was a massive rise of Catholicism in Scotland which led to an increase in the number of churches being built, for example St.Patrick’s church in Dundee was founded by Irish immigrants

Question 8

Lithuanian immigrants - supporting the trade union movement

Answer 8

Because they joined the Scottish miners in bringing about improved working conditions through trade union membership and activity

Question 9

Jewish immigrants - new businesses

Answer 9

Because they set up shops as tobacconists, tailoring businesses and factories creating new jobs which was popular with the locals and created new services