Immigration 1951 - 1964 Flashcards
The first ______ immigrants arrived on Empire Windrush in _____
Carribean
May 1948
There were ___ migrant workers on Empire Windrush
492
By ____, ______ commonwealth immigrants had settled in Britain
1958
200,000
_____ migration exceeded _____ migration both in 1950s and 1960s
Outward migration exceeded inward migration
In ____, gangs in ____ were ‘hunting’ black immigrants
1958
Nottingham
The government passed the _______ in ____, limiting immigration
The government passed the Commonwealth Immigrants Act in 1962, limiting immigration
The British Nationality Act ___ created a supply of cheap labour, which was hugely beneficial to the economy
1948
In ____, __% landlords wouldn’t let rooms out to ‘very dark Africans or West Indians’
1953
85%
1964 the Conservative election was based purely on _____ with the slogan ___
Racial tensions
“If you want a coloured for a neighbour, vote for Labour”
What were the 6 reasons for increased immigration?
1948 Nationality Act
Commonwealth Problems
Advertising campaigns
USA blocked entry
Technology
Idealism
The _____ set up by Labour in 1950s reported that Britain would need ______ immigrants a year to fill job vacancies
The Royal Commission set up by Labour in 1950s reported that Britain would need 140,000 immigrants a year to fill job vacancies
Unemployments rates in countries like ____ and ____ were high
Barbados and Jamaica
In ____, the US closed the door to immigrants
1952
Employers like ___ and and ___ ran advertising campaigns in _____
The NHS and London Transport
The West Indies
Improvements in _____ made migration to Britain possible
Long distance travel and mass communications
Name 2 racist riots
Nottingham riots
Nottinghill riots
1958
Summarise Churchill’s policies towards immigration
Did not act directly to help immigrants, did not restrict immigration, and did not resolve tensions
“Keep England White” election slogan
Summarise Eden’s policies towards immigration
Too preoccupied by foreign affairs, so left immigration regulations unchanged
Summarise Macmillan’s policies towards immigration
Restricted immigration due to social tensions and violence in Commonwealth Immigration Act 1962
