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1
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were Scots mainly protestant or catholic

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protestant

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where did Irish immigrants often settle in Scotland

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West of Scotland, Glasgow

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what were the Scots thoughts of Irish immigrants

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Scots saw the poverty they lived in and believed it was their bad habits

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4
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what were Irish immigrants blamed for

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spreading disease

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5
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what contribution did Irish Catholics make to Scotland

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  • the catholic church expanded as immigrants increased.
  • football teams (still around today)
  • catholic schools
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6
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when did catholic schools get government funding

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1918

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7
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what was the experience of protestant Irish immigrants

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they were treated better and were key workers in the Iron and Shipbuilding industry, protestant Irish ans Scottish joined together.

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what did the political party the Scottish protestant league want to do

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during the 1920s and 1930s they wanted to stop all Irish immigration to Britain and for Irish immigrants already in Britain to return home.

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why did scots resent the Irish

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they were willing to work for less

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what was the experience of the catholic irish in scotland

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they faced prosecution and discrimination

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how were the living conditions for the Irish

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they found living conditions hard in the slums but better than life in ireland the same went for pay

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what did the Irish do when they arrived

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In large numbers they arrived to fill unskilled and semi labour jobs.

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why was the demand for workers high

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there were thousands of jobs in new growing industrial cities

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14
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how many lithuanians settled in Scotland between 1860s and 1914

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7,000

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why were lithuanians not popular at the start

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coal miners saw them as a threat

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16
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what were lithuanians used as

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strike breakers while scots were striking for better pay they were working

17
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did lithuanians face prejudice

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most lithuanians were catholic and so faced anti catholic prejudice

18
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why can you still not check how well lithuanians mixed with Scots

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many lithuanians changed their surnames to local sounding names

19
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where did the lithuanians settle in Scotland

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Ayrshire and lanarkshire

20
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what jobs did lithuanians take

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jobs in coal and steel

21
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what were reasons that made lithuanians move

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  • farming land was scarce due to population increasing
  • income from farming had fallen
  • taxes had risen
22
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when did large numbers of jews start arriving in Scotland

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between 1880 and 1914

23
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where were the majority of jews from and what were they financially

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many were poor and from Poland and Russia

24
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why did so many Jews move

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  • to escape progroms (acts of violence to expel or massacre an ethnic or religious group)
  • many moved as they were restricted to certain jobs in their country
25
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how did jews live in Scotland

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they formed distincts communities due to their language and religion

26
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why were they not a threat to Scots

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they did jobs that did not create a direct threat to Scottish people

27
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what jobs did jews work in

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  • selling door to door
  • cigarette making
  • tailors (specialising in cheap suits)
28
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what did wealthier jews do

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they helped out the poorer members of the community

29
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what was the goal of many italians

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make enough money to return home

30
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how many Italians were in Scotland by 1914

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4,500

31
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why did some scots not like the Italian cafes and shops

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  • they complained the shops were opened to late and attracting youngsters
  • some also complained that they opened on sundays
32
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why did some Scots like Italian cafes and shops

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as they didn’t serve alcohol and was a place where youngsters could gather

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