🟠| Unit 4 - Prelim Model Answer

Question 1

Source Point:

“Many are contributing to the latter city by setting up tailoring businesses which are providing a service to the local population”

Answer 1

This is useful as it accurately states that Jewish people provided popular services to Glaswegians, such as tailoring.

Question 2

Source Point:

“Further evidence of the positive Jewish impact on Glasgow life is clear from the many young Jews studying medicine, for we are told that all Jewish students at Glasgow university are without exception briliant.”

Answer 2

This is useful because it accurately states that Jews studied to go into the medical field, and their hard work meant that Scots would receive good healthcare.

Question 3

Recall Points

3

Answer 3

• Italian Businesses
• Italian Hairdressing
• Catholic Churches

Question 4

Italian Businesses

Answer 4

• Source D is less useful because it fails to mention that Italians opened family run cafes and fish & chip shops in many Scottish towns and cities, such as Nardinis in Largs.
• This impacted Scotland because the Scots enjoyed these new and diverse services being provided and did not feel threatened as there was no job competition.

Question 5

Italian Hairdressing

Answer 5

• The source is also less useful because it fails to mention that Italians became involved in Glasgow hairdressing and in 1928 the College of Italian Hairdressers was established.
• This impacted Scotland because Scots could learn a new trade from skilled hairdressers which would therefore increase their job opportunities.

Question 6

Catholic Churches

Answer 6

• Source D is also less useful because it fails to mention that the arrival of Irish Catholics led to the opening of several Catholic Churches across Scottish cities like Glasgow, which were usually in areas of great poverty like the gorbals.
• This impacted Scotland because the soup kitchens and clothing banks being provided by the churches for poor Catholics also extended to helping non-Catholic Scots, giving them much needed help.

Question 7

Provenance:

Type

Answer 7

Source D is a Jewish newspaper article. This is useful because the topic of this source and target audience’s interest would be to learn about and celebrate the contribution of Jewish people in Glasgow.

Question 8

Provenance:

Author

Answer 8

Source D was written by a journalist. This is useful because a journalist is well informed on matters to be able to accurately report them, so this journalist would be well informed on the Jewish communities contributions to Glasgow.

Question 9

Provenance:

Time

Answer 9

Source D was written in 1935. This is useful because this is a contemporary account of when the Jewish community was well established in Glasgow and contributing to Scottish society.