🟣| Unit 4 - Culture

Question 1

Points

6

Answer 1

• Cafes - Italians
• Sundays - Italians
• Tailors - Jews
• Hairdressing - Italians
• Traditions - Lithuanians
• Labour Party - Irish

Question 2

Cafes - Italians

Answer 2

• Italians opened family run cafes and fish & chip shops across many Scottish towns and cities, such as Nardinis in Largs.
• This impacted Scottish culture because such esablishments popularised new foods and beverages among Scottish families, like icecream and drinks from soda fountains.

Question 3

Sundays - Italians

Answer 3

• Due to their different religious backgrounds Italian immigrant shops would be open on Sundays, which was viewed by Scots as the traditional Christian day of rest.
• This impacted Scottish culture because Scottish businesses remained closed on Sundays, so they viewed this new Italian practice as disrespectful.

Question 4

Tailors - Jews

Answer 4

• Jewish immigrant tailors, like Julius Pinto, were able to produce cheaper suits by using a more efficient method of production called piece-work - making parts of the suit before it was assembled.
• This impacted Scottish culture because the average Scot could be better dressed as affordable prices, and ready made suits became more widely available in Scotland.

Question 5

Hairdressing - Italians

Answer 5

• Italian immigrants became involved in Glasgow hairdressing, and in the late 1920s the College of Italian Hairdressers was opened.
• This impacted Scottish culture because Scots could learn hairdressing techniques from Italians which would impact the trade’s quality positively.

Question 6

Traditions - Lithuanians

Answer 6

• Lithuanian immigrants brought over a lot of their own traditions and language to Scotland, demonstrated through producing their own newspapers like the ‘Valdelyte’ and holding prolonged wedding, birthday and festival celebrations which involved heavy drinking.
• This impacted Scottish culture because Scots were not used to such activity with heavy alcohol as this differed from their own, causing them to view this as barbarous behaviour.

Question 7

Labour Party - Irish

Answer 7

• Irish immigrants were an important factor in the growth of the Labour party in Scotland because they supported their policies regarding housing. Labour politician John Wheatley was an Irish immigrant himself who facilitated the building of affordable working class housing via the Housing Act 1924.
• This impacted Scottish culture because left-wing politics and a focus on helping the poorer people of Scotland would become more popularised, changing attitudes among the Scottish people.