Immigratiob Flashcards
Why did African Americans like being in Britain during the war
Less racism
More opportunities
Americans were critiqued by the British for their racism
How many polish in the raf
14,000
How were pows treated
Money for work
Good food
Better health care
Why did Indian sub continent come to Britain
Violence in the Punjab
Help motherland
Posters in their country
What did Enoch Powell do in the 1940s
Get people from West Indies to come and work for transport
When was the nationality act
1948
What did a factory in the West Midlands demand
Separate toilets
Who exploits migrant workers
Peter Rachman
What did trade unions think of immigrants
Disliked them as they competed for jobs
What did a bus boycott cause
Guy Bailey was employed by the bus company and said wil employ a limited immigrant workers
When was the keep Britain white campaign
1959
When was the 1st commonwealth immigration act
1962
What did the first immigration act do
Only those with valuable skills and shortage of jobs could come
When did labour decrease immigration
1964
What was wrong with the race relations board
All white board
When was the race relations board
1965
When was the immigration act that reduced immigration to 1,500
1968
When was the second race relations act
1968
When were the nottinghill riots
1958
How long we’re the riots
3 days
How many thought the blacks were to blame for the riots
25%
How many black involved in the riots
400
Who protested in Enoch Powell
1,000 dockers strikes
What did Sybil Phoenix do?
Opened youth groups and fostered over 100 children awarded an MBE
How many Indian restaurants by 1976
2,000
When was the nottinghill carnival
1966
How many corner shops in Dewsbury by late 1960s
37
