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When did the Celts arrive in Britain
500BCE
When did the Romans arrive in Britain
43CE
When did the Anglo-Saxtons take control of England
410CE
When did the Vikings arrive in Britain
The late eighth century
When did the Normans take control of England
1066
Who lead the Normans in 1066
William the conqueror
When do we think the first people to live in Britain was
About half a million years ago
What did the Romans bring to Britain when they invaded
Calendars,cois, bricks and they introduced peas, wine, grapes, carrots and cats. They also built roads
When did the Empire Windrush boat arrive in Britain
21st of June 1948
How many passengers were there on the Empire Windrush
1027
Why did people from the Carribean migrate to Britain
There were lots of job oppertunitys after many people died in the second world war.The British Nationality Act which let all people from the British Empire to be able to live and work in England
When did the Holocaust begin
1933 after Hitler was elected
In the begining what did the Nazi’s plan to do with the Jewish people
Move them all to Madagascar
What were the Nuremberg Laws
Laws that made Jewish people no longer German citizens.Jewish people were also not allowed to marry no jews.
What was the first anti-semetic measure did Hitler use
A boycott were the Nazis would try to stop people from going to Jewish shops and buisinesses.
Why did Hitler’s anti semetic boycott not work
The majority of Germans didn’t care that the shops were run by Jewish people and still bought from Jewish shops and buisinesses
What were all the anti-semetic laws Hitler introduced in 1933
Law for the restoration of the Civil service which ment all Jewishnpeople were fired and banned from working in the Civil service.
The law for compolsory sterilisation which banned Jewish people from owning farms
How many caribbean born people loved in Britain by 1961
161,000
When did all the British buses refuse Caribbean and Asian men from being drivers or conductors
1955
Who was the first non white bus conductor in Britain
Raghbir Singh
Why did many people from South Asian migrate to Britain
To escape violence between Indian and Pakistan
Many South Asian people were entitled to a British passport because they were part of the British empire
Some places in South Asia suffered from famines,floods and poverty
