post-war emigration

Question 1

Scots emigrated after the war

Answer 1

Full time agents in Glasgow and Inverness promoted a move to Canada to Scots people

In 1920, 46,500 Scots emigrated which rose to 86,500 in 1923

Question 2

Emigrated due to lack of jobs

Answer 2

because Scottish industry lost its international competitiveness and less jobs were available

Question 3

Professor Tom Devine writes that Scots were welcomed by Empire nations as they emigrated

Answer 3

Developing nations had natural resources but not skilled workers, Scotland was one of the key main providers

Question 4

Government set up the overseas settlement committee and passed the empire settlement act (1992)

Answer 4

this was created to help ex-soldiers emigrate and boost the rural populations of Canada and other British empire countries