IMPACT ON SCOTTISH ECONOMY Flashcards
One impact that migration had on the Scottish economy was its contribution to the development of Scottish industries such as the cigarette industry
B:prior to the influx of Jewish immigration, there had been no one able to manufacture cigarettes in Scotland=Jewish migrant Jacob Kramrisch founded the Imperial Tobacco Company in Glasgow in 1888
C:founded a new industry in S which created more jobs, but it also attracted competition from other tobacco manufacturers, improve S economy, POS+ effect
One impact migration had on the Scottish economy was their contribution to the industrial economy in Scotland
B:Irish immigrants contributed to the building of roads, canals and railways across S, 1847= total 6245 navvies employed to build railway in Edin + Fife, 2110 Irish workers
C:Irish immigrants contributed to the building of roads, canals and railways across, POS+ effect on S
Another impact migration had on Scotland’s economy was their family businesses which they set up in Scotland, which helped boost the economy
B:restaurants and takeaways were established and sold food made using ingredients widely available in Scotland – fish and potatoes, selling ice cream and moved to working-class areas
C:by the early 1900s Italian immigrants were becoming affluent and their businesses were established. This led to family members joining their relatives in Scotland to help in the thriving businesses, POS+ effect on S
Another impact migration had on Scotland’s economy was through the work of coal mining, which allowed the big cities to thrive in Scotland
B:Lithuanian immigrants contributed to development of the Scottish economy principally through their work in coal mining. This helped lead to the development of the heavy industries of places like Ayrshire and Lanarkshire
C: contributed significantly to Scotland becoming an industrial powerhouse in the 19th and early 20th centuries, POS+ effect on S
