Migration and Empire 1830-1939 Chapter 4 Flashcards
What impact did Irish immigrants make on Scottish education? What effect did this have on Scotland overall?
Established Catholic schools which later received support from government which helped Scots foster a tolerance for other religions
What contributions did Jewish immigrants have on Scottish society and education?
Jews valued the importance of education and their successful careers in Law and Medicine made a valuable contribution to Scottish society
What impact did Lithuanians and Irish Catholics have on Scottish politics?
Active in Labour Party and trade union movement
What is an example of an Irish Catholic immigrant impacting on Scottish politics?
John Weatley became Labour MP and Minister of Health in 1924
What did the influx of Irish immigrants benefit in Scotland?
Helped power the industrial evolution
What industrial work did Irish immigrants do in Scotland?
Navvies, dock workers, ship builders, labourers, jute and cotton mill workers
What impact did Jewish businesses have on Scottish society?
Successful businesses as tailors and cobblers provided jobs to many Scots
What industries did Italian immigrants develop and what impact did this make to Scottish society?
Retail and food industry. Provided jobs to Scots for many years and laid groundwork for Chinese and Indian immigrants to open restaurants and takeaways in 1840s and 1850s
What football teams did Irish Catholic immigrants found?
Celtic
Hibernian
Dundee United
What did Protestant Irish immigrants found? What problems arose from this?
Orange Order. Sectarian element in marches creating tension between Protestant Irish and Catholic bystanders.
What parts of Irish culture was brought to Scotland?
Marching bands and traditional Celtic music
What did the Empire provide for Scots?
Destinations and opportunities for Scots to escape their lives.
How did emigration to countries in the Empire help improve the conditions in Scotland?
Helped deal with overcrowding which helped improve conditions for those who remained in Scotland
Explain the ‘brain drain’
Most skilled and intelligent people left Scotland and became successful elsewhere. They utilised their skills and education to enrich Empire countries rather than Scotland
The Empire helped Scotland to become a wealthy country. What trades did Scotland thrive on?
Ship building, coal, steel and jute
What is an example of the Empire providing a necessary material for a successful business?
Empire provided jute used to create packaging. Dundee became successful and known as ‘juteopolis’
What was the downside of trade between the Empire and Scotland?
Scotland became too reliant on the Empire and failed to modernise and became complacent.
Describe the impact of recession on heavy industries such as ship building and steel on Scotland?
Unemployment rose and Scotland struggled to compete with modernised countries like Germany and the US
What is an example of competition in the Empire with Scotland?
Jute industry in Bangladesh overtook Dundee
How did money from the Empire change Scotland’s urban landscape?
Money helped build new buildings and factories. Landscape changed as large mansions and town houses were built in Edinburgh, Dundee, Aberdeen and Glasgow
What did the Scottish army do to remain at peace with Empire countries and immigrant locals?
Suppressed mutines and revolts
What did Scottish regiments do to enforce strong identity?
Wore traditional kilts and tartan which people began to associate with the power of the Empire
What effect did the Martial tradition have on young Scottish men?
Created the image of a strong Scottish warrior which attracted a lot of young men to join the army
