Experience of Lithuanian Immigrants Flashcards

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Why did Lithuanians leave their home country?

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  • Russia had countries under their control (including Lithuania and forced them to follow their customs such as religious beliefs)
  • They also fled to avoid being forced into the Russian Army
  • There was also religious discriminations as Catholic Lithuanians were oppressed by the Russian Orthodox Church.
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What were the living conditions and jobs like for Lithuanians?

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  • Jewish lithuanians mostly moved to Glasgow but Catholic Lithuanians lived in other areas.
  • Moved to mine work in West Lothian and Ayrshire or in the smelting/steel industry
  • Around 5000-6000 lived in Bellshill in Lanarkshire given it the name “Little Lithuania”
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List the 5 ways that Lithuanians were treated by Scots.

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  • Many Lithuanians worked in mines, so Scots were angry as Lithuanians took their job so Trade Unions launched campaigns against immigrant workers, called them “an evil” in Scottish society.
  • Lithuanians were sometimes liked as they became involved in campaigns to improve workplace conditions.
  • Lithuanians were seen as adding to the problem of overcrowding, drunk, dirty or diseased.
  • Many were Catholic, so Protestant Scots disliked when they held religious services, that were spoken in Lithuanian.
  • After WW1, British government withdrew financial support for Lithuanians forcing women and children to go home as they didn’t want to pay the financial cost of supporting Lithuanians.
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What are the main reasons for the way Lithuanians were treated by Scots?

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  • Taking peoples Jobs
  • Campaigns and strikes
  • Causing diseases etc.
  • Effects of after WW1
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