🟣| Unit 4 - Economy

Question 1

Points

Answer 1

• Jute Factories - Irish
• Glasgow Subway - Irish
• Hairdressing - Italians
• Cafes - Italians
• Miners - Lithuanians
• Glasgow Tobacco - Jews

Question 2

Jute Factories - Irish

Answer 2

• Irish labourers were cheap, mobile and adaptable workers who were hired by employers in industries like the textile industry, an example being found in the Dundee jute factories which took on Irish women.
• This impacted Scottish economy because employers didn’t have to pay as much towards their wages, so businesses could profit more and have masses of quality stock for better prices.

Question 3

Glasgow Subway - Irish

Answer 3

• Irish labourers were more willing to take on harder jobs which was important in the success of the Industrial Revolution, an example being the use of Irish immigrant labour to tunnel the Glasgow Subway in the 1890s.
• This impacted Scottish economy because such transport facilities were important in allowing people to travel to big cities for work, and transport goods around Scotland.

Question 4

Hairdressing - Italians

Answer 4

• Italian immigrants became involved in Glasgow hairdressing, and in the late 1920s the College of Italian Hairdressers was established.
• This impacted Scottish economy because Scots could learn a new trade from experienced Italians and increase their job opportunities, ensuring better personal finances.

Question 5

Cafes - Italians

Answer 5

• Italian families began opening cafes and fish & chip shops in many Scottish towns and cities, such as Nardinis in Largs.
• This impacted Scottish economy because such businesses put money into the economy but did not hinder it as they didn’t take jobs away from Scots.

Question 6

Miners - Lithuanians

Answer 6

• Many Lithuanian immigrants began working as coal miners and settled in coal-mining orientated towns like Coatbridge.
• This impacted Scottish economy because their work allowed the coal trade to continue and profit as Lithuanians continued working whilst Scottish miners were on strike.

Question 7

Glasgow Tobacco - Jews

Answer 7

• From 1888 the Imperial Tobacco Company in Glasgow recruited Jews from Poland and Germany to produce their cigarettes as there was no local workforce to do this.
• This impacted Scottish economy because the work of Jewish immigrants allowed this new industry to prosper which attracted other tobacco manufacturers to Glasgow, thus creating more jobs.