JT rights of ethnic minorities

Question 1

what changed britian into a multicultural society

Answer 1

war ended and government needed workers to rebuild society so passed british national act 1948 - anyone from commonwealth could come to Britain as a citizen and were offered loans to trvel

Question 2

what was the result of British national act 1948

Answer 2

increased black and asian population in britian

Question 3

when immigrants came to britain what did they face (3)

Answer 3

poor housing
discrimination
low paid jobs

Question 4

what was the result of the conditions immigrants faced

Answer 4

racial violence

Question 5

what steps were taken to introduce racial harmony

Answer 5

introduction of carnivals

Question 6

who was enoch powell

Answer 6

conservative pollitian who gave rivers of blood speach predicting a civil war if immigration didnt stop

Question 7

who were national front

Answer 7

political group who call ed for an end to immigration

Question 8

how did governemtn respond to requests made by national front

Answer 8

introduced 2 acts limiting immigration and laws to improve race relations

Question 9

what racial unrest occured in 1981

Answer 9

brixton riots

Question 10

what was cause of brixton riots

Answer 10

time of high unemployment and crime, poor relationships between police and black people. Police carried out a stop and search which turned into a riot a later investigation revealed a racial culture in the police.