Social Developments: Evidence of Britain being a multicultural society Flashcards

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

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10 new nations

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

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Immigration would be higher

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

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Afghanistan, Iraq

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What political development was there for Black people in 2002?

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First Black cabinet minister was appointed

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How many race riots occurred in 2001?

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

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Oldham

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

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The 2012 Olympics

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What year did the 7/7 bombings happen in?

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2005

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

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700 people

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

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2 weeks after

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

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They had been brought up in Britain

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

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They had been radicalised to Islamic extremism

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

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No terrorists would be allowed into Britain

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

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2006 Terrorist Act

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What did the 2006 Terrorist Act do?

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Made it so terrorists could be detained for 4 weeks

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

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90 days

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

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European Court of Human Rights

18
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What year was the Religious Hatred Act passed?

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What was the aim of the 2006 Religious Hatred Act?

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To make other cultures feel less alienated in Britain

20
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What was an issue with the classification of “hatred” in the Religious Hatred Act of 2006?

A

It was not specified

21
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What happened to the 2006 Religious Hatred Act over time?

A

It became ineffective

22
Q

Name 2 public institutions that would suffer from rising immigration

A

Schools, Hospitals

23
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What pledge did Blair complete with schools in 2001?

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Keeping class sizes below 30 students

24
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What percentage of the British public ranked immigration as their largest concern in 2007?

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What percentage of the British public ranked immigration as one of their top 3 concerns in 2002?
39%
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What was the main focus of Michael Howards Conservative campaign in the 2005 election?
Rising immigration
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How can it be seen British fears over immigration were not large in terms of the Conservative 2005 election results
The Conservatives got 1 million votes less than Labour
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What was the ethnic minority population reported in the 2001 Census?
8%
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What did the 1998 MacPherson Report conclude?
The police force was institutionally racist
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What influenced the creation of the MacPherson Report? What year?
The murder of Stephen Lawrence in 1993
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What act was created due to the MacPherson Report in 2000?
2000 Race Relations Act
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What was the aim of the 2000 Race Relations Act?
Reduce discrimination in the police force
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Between which years did overseas university student fees money made for the government double?
1998 to 2004
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When was the Asylum Act passed?
1999
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What did the Asylum Act do?
Restricted the amount of asylum seekers there could be
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How many asylum seekers were there in Britain in 1999?
100,000
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How many more countries were added to Britain's visa requirement in 2005?
80 more
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When were immigrants made to do a test on UK culture for entry?
2002
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What were the immigration tests on UK culture like?
Average British people would likely not pass it
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What did the head of the BBC state in 2001?
Their workforce was "too white"
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What did the head of the BBC do on from this statement?
Tried to encourage people from ethnic minorities to work at the BBC