migration; c790-2024 Flashcards

1
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why did the vikings invade england?

A

for land and opportunities

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2
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what was britain split into?

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wessex and danelaw

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3
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what was aethelreld’s 2 problems?

A

young and inexperienced
vikings tried to take over

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4
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what did aethelred offer to get rid of the vikings?

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the danegeld

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5
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when did cnut become king?

A

1014

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6
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who did cnut share the kingdom with?

A

edmund

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7
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who married cnut?

A

ema of normandy

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8
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when did king edward die?

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1066

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9
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who were the three claimants of the throne?

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william duke of normandy
harold godwinson
harald hardrada

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10
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what happened after the battle of hastings?

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william duke of normandy was crowned king of england

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11
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what did remain england a territory of?

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the norman empire

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12
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who did henry ii marry?

A

eleanor of aquitaine

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13
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what did john softsword do?

A

he lost all the territory except gascony

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14
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what was the angevin empire?

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henry and his brothers referred to the ‘angevins’ and they had an empire

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15
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what king started the hundred years war?

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edward iii

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16
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when did edward iii regain control of the french territories lost by john?

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1337 and 1360

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17
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when did france regain the territories that edward iii got?

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1370 to 1415

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18
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who led english troops in agincourt in 1415?

A

henry v to gain control of france again

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19
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what happened by 1453?

A

the english had lost all territory in france except calais?

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20
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what came out of the hundred years warr for the british?

A

a birth of identity

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21
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what was the focus during the tudor and stuart period?

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to build ‘the new world’ for britain’s empire

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22
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what did monarchs use to make money?

A

privateers

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23
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what did privateers do?

A

raid other countries ships

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24
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what happened to the focus on privateers when britain became established in the west indies?

A

it shifted from the privateers to plantations

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25
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what 2 main reasons did people leave britain for america?

A

religious + economic

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26
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where were the first two successful colonies?

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virginia and massachusetts

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27
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what did the settlers do to indigenous americans?

A

push them off their land and treat them badly

28
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what did the settlers in america want?

A

independence as they felt less and less british

29
Q

what did the american war of independance lead to?

A

britain losing america as a colony
increased importance of india, canada and australia

30
Q

who in france faced religious persecuriton?

A

hugenots (protestants)

31
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what did the hugenots do to escape persecution?

A

move to england

32
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how did the hugenots contribute to british life?

A

they contributed greatly to industry and trade

33
Q

what year did james i create the ulster plantations?

A

1610

34
Q

what was the goal of the ulster plantations?

A

to take control of the catholic irish

35
Q

what happened during the reign of george i?

A

the highland people of scotland were pushed off their land to make way for sheep farming

36
Q

what did the highland people of scotland do in response to being pushed off their land?

A

migrated within scotland and countries within the british empire

37
Q

what was india for england?

A

an important base for british trading

38
Q

what did robert clive do in india? (+ year)

A

led troops at the batte of plassey in 1757

39
Q

what did warren hastings take the role of? (+years)

A

first governor general of india (1773-85)

40
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what company dominated british trade in india?

A

east india company eic

41
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how did the eic take indian land?

A

by using a private army and navy

42
Q

what did indians think about british rule around 1850?

A

discontentment

43
Q

what did the indian mutiny of 1857 lead to?

A

the british government fully taking over india

44
Q

in the late 1870s what did several european nations start doing in africa?

A

claiming land

45
Q

what is the name for the british takeover of african land (eg sudan, nigeria and kenya)

A

the scramble for africa

46
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who is britiain’s most well known empire builder? (+birth year)

A

cecil rhodes (1853)

47
Q

how was empire enthusiasm kept high?

A

imperial propaganda

48
Q

what did large numbers of jewish and irish people do in the 1700s?

A

migrate to britain

49
Q

why did these irish and jewish people come?

A

to escape extreme poverty or persecution

50
Q

what was common practice to happen to criminals in the 1700s and 1800s?

A

transport them to british colonies (eg. australia)

51
Q

what did large numbers of people do between 1815 and 1914?

A

emigration from britain to places like south africa, canada and australia

52
Q

between 1750 and 1900 what rapidly increased in britain?

A

internal migration

53
Q

by 1914 what did several of britain’s colonies start doing?

A

running their own affairs

54
Q

by the end of world war 2, what were many more british colonies demanding?

A

independence including india

55
Q

what did india and kenya have to do to become independant?

A

long and bitter campaigns

56
Q

who came to britain in 1945?

A

large numbers of immigrants from war-torn europe and parts of the british empire for work

57
Q

in the 1960s and 1970s what groups of people came to britain from africa?

A

kenyan and ugandan asians

58
Q

what are former members of the british empire now called?

A

the commonwealth of nations

59
Q

in june 1948 what boat brought the first of many migrants from the west indies to the uk?

A

the empire windrush

60
Q

what is the generation that came from the west indies in june 1948 called?

A

the windrush generation

61
Q

what did britain do in 1948 against argentina?

A

fight a war in the falkland islands

62
Q

what has britain’s involvement in the eu done?

A

divided opinions

63
Q

a strong unified group of countries formed what group?

A

the EU

64
Q

what is a perk of being an eu citizen?

A

eu citizens can work in any eu member state on the same conditions as that state

65
Q

what do people think about migration to britain?

A

divided