Key Issue Two - Higher History Flashcards
What kinda of jobs did Irish catholics take when they first came to Scotland and why?
Irish catholic immigrants all had a desire for work but we’re mostly uneducated and unskilled so could only find employment in low skill manual jobs like coal miners or naives.
Why were catholic Irish immigrants discriminated against?
Irish catholic immigrants faced discrimination due to their religion being unpopular to the prodestent Scottish natives
Why were Scots threatend by Irish catholics
Scots felt threatened by the sheer volume of catholic Irish immigrants seeking jobs could potentially drive down wages and threaten the position of Scots
What did Irish catholics do that hightend religious tensions
Many Irish catholics were so desperate for work some would work for lower wages which solidified the predjudice many prodestent Scots had which in turn heightened religious tensions
What happened by the 1870s between Irish catholics and prodestent Scots
By the 1870s there is evidence that the Scots and Catholic Irish were cooperating in the workplace forming trade unions and going on strike
Where did many Irish catholics reside and why?
Alot of Irish catholics arrived to Scotland poor so gravitated to slums were rent was cheap
Why were Irish catholics stuck in the slums
Do to the Irish catholics being uneducated and unskilled they couldn’t find employment that would pay enough for them to get out of the slums generally
What did Irish catholics add to Scottish culture
The Catholic church (founded by Catholic irishes) helped set up clubs, football teams and schools
How were Irish prodestents treated by Scots?
Irish prodestents generally did not face the discrimination their catholic counterparts did due to them sharing the same religion as most Scots
What employment did the Irish prodestents manage to get typically?
Generally Irish prodestents were able to find better employment compared to the Catholic Irish such as engineering or in iron making firm roles due to them having higher skill and a better education
What did the Irish prodestents bring to Scottish culture
The orange order was founded by prodestent Irish a integral part to Scottish culture do to how big the organisation was
Why weren’t Lithuanis welcomed initially?
Many Scots accused Lithuanians of breaking strikes and undermining their wages
What was the initial Scottish experience for Lithuanins
Lithuanians arrived poor and craving work so settled in areas where jobs were easy to come by like lankashire with all its coal mines
How did the workplace hatred that Scots had for Lithuanians due down
The workplace sceptism many Scots had against Lithuanins for breaking strikes died down when Lithuanias started joining trade unions
Why did Scots accused Lithuanias of lacking moral fiber
Scots had accused Lithuanias of lacking moral fibre due to a misinterpretation of Lithuania tradition were big events like birthdays and weddings would go one for four days with copious amounts of drinking being involved
