Social Developments: Evidence of Britain being a multicultural society

Question 1

How many new nations were added to the EU during Blair’s time as PM?

Answer 1

10 new nations

Question 2

What would it mean for immigration if more EU nations were added?

Answer 2

Immigration would be higher

Question 3

Name 2 nations which had people come to Britain as asylum seekers

Answer 3

Afghanistan, Iraq

Question 4

What political development was there for Black people in 2002?

Answer 4

First Black cabinet minister was appointed

Question 5

How many race riots occurred in 2001?

Answer 5

3

Question 6

Name one of the 3 towns which had race riots in 2001

Answer 6

Oldham

Question 7

What were Labour able to secure the hosting of in 2005?

Answer 7

The 2012 Olympics

Question 8

What year did the 7/7 bombings happen in?

Answer 8

2005

Question 9

How many people were injured in the 7/7 bombings?

Answer 9

700 people

Question 10

How many weeks after the 7/7 bombings was there another event of an attempted suicide bombing?

Answer 10

2 weeks after

Question 11

What was the issue with the upbringing of all people that had engaged in the bombings in 2005?

Answer 11

They had been brought up in Britain

Question 12

What had occurred with all of the suicide bombers in recent years leading up to the bombing?

Answer 12

They had been radicalised to Islamic extremism

Question 13

How did Tony Blair respond to the terrorist attacks in terms of commenting on immigration?

Answer 13

No terrorists would be allowed into Britain

Question 14

What act was passed as a response to 7/7? What year?

Answer 14

2006 Terrorist Act

Question 15

What did the 2006 Terrorist Act do?

Answer 15

Made it so terrorists could be detained for 4 weeks

Question 16

What did Labour want to make the detaining time to be under the 2006 Terrorist Act?

Answer 16

90 days

Question 17

Which organisation stopped Labour making their initial plans for the 2006 Terrorist Act go ahead?

Answer 17

European Court of Human Rights

Question 18

What year was the Religious Hatred Act passed?

Answer 18

2006

Question 19

What was the aim of the 2006 Religious Hatred Act?

Answer 19

To make other cultures feel less alienated in Britain

Question 20

What was an issue with the classification of “hatred” in the Religious Hatred Act of 2006?

Answer 20

It was not specified

Question 21

What happened to the 2006 Religious Hatred Act over time?

Answer 21

It became ineffective

Question 22

Name 2 public institutions that would suffer from rising immigration

Answer 22

Schools, Hospitals

Question 23

What pledge did Blair complete with schools in 2001?

Answer 23

Keeping class sizes below 30 students

Question 24

What percentage of the British public ranked immigration as their largest concern in 2007?

Answer 24

40%

Question 25

What percentage of the British public ranked immigration as one of their top 3 concerns in 2002?

Answer 25

39%

Question 26

What was the main focus of Michael Howards Conservative campaign in the 2005 election?

Answer 26

Rising immigration

Question 27

How can it be seen British fears over immigration were not large in terms of the Conservative 2005 election results

Answer 27

The Conservatives got 1 million votes less than Labour

Question 28

What was the ethnic minority population reported in the 2001 Census?

Answer 28

8%

Question 29

What did the 1998 MacPherson Report conclude?

Answer 29

The police force was institutionally racist

Question 30

What influenced the creation of the MacPherson Report? What year?

Answer 30

The murder of Stephen Lawrence in 1993

Question 31

What act was created due to the MacPherson Report in 2000?

Answer 31

2000 Race Relations Act

Question 32

What was the aim of the 2000 Race Relations Act?

Answer 32

Reduce discrimination in the police force

Question 33

Between which years did overseas university student fees money made for the government double?

Answer 33

1998 to 2004

Question 34

When was the Asylum Act passed?

Answer 34

1999

Question 35

What did the Asylum Act do?

Answer 35

Restricted the amount of asylum seekers there could be

Question 36

How many asylum seekers were there in Britain in 1999?

Answer 36

100,000

Question 37

How many more countries were added to Britain’s visa requirement in 2005?

Answer 37

80 more

Question 38

When were immigrants made to do a test on UK culture for entry?

Answer 38

2002

Question 39

What were the immigration tests on UK culture like?

Answer 39

Average British people would likely not pass it

Question 40

What did the head of the BBC state in 2001?

Answer 40

Their workforce was “too white”

Question 41

What did the head of the BBC do on from this statement?

Answer 41

Tried to encourage people from ethnic minorities to work at the BBC