Social Developments: Developments for other Ethnic Minorities

Question 1

What was happening to the scale of ethnic minority activist groups in the 1990s?

Answer 1

They were growing

Question 2

Name one of the ethnic minority activist groups created in the early 1990s

Answer 2

The 1990 Trust

Question 3

What operation did The 1990 Trust create for the 1997 election?

Answer 3

Operation Black Vote

Question 4

What did Operation Black Vote encourage black people to do?

Answer 4

Vote in the 1997 election

Question 5

Which immigrant group had similar incomes to white British people?

Answer 5

Chinese immigrants

Question 6

What percentage of Pakistani households had an income below the average?

Answer 6

80%

Question 7

What percentage of white households had an income below the average?

Answer 7

20%

Question 8

What was the situation for BME unemployment by 1999 compared to White British unemployment?

Answer 8

Double the amount of BME people were unemployed compared to white British people

Question 9

What was the Muslim population in 1990?

Answer 9

1 million

Question 10

What was the Muslim population in 1995?

Answer 10

1.2 million

Question 11

When was the first Muslim MP elected?

Answer 11

1997