🟣| Unit 4 - Society

Question 1

Points

6

Answer 1

• Cafes - Italians
• Churches - Irish
• Schools - Irish
• Tailors - Jews
• Hairdressing - Italians
• Miners - Lithuanians

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 society because such establishments were frequented by younger generations as a place to convene and socialise.

Question 3

Churches - Irish

Answer 3

• 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 Scottish society 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 through poverty.

Question 4

Schools - Irish

Answer 4

• Catholic schools opened around Scotland during the 1870s and 1880s with funding from voluntary donations, and in 1918 they began receiving Government funding and the right to give Catholic instruction via the Education Scotland Act.
• This impacted Scottish society because the development of these separate schools and later support from the Government furthered sectarianism between Catholics and ‘superior’ Scottish protestants.

Question 5

Tailors - Jews

Answer 5

• 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 society because the average Scot could be well dressed at a more affordable price which would have previously only been available to upper class Scots.

Question 6

Hairdressing - Italians

Answer 6

• Italian immigrants became involved in Glasgow hairdressing, and in the late 1920s the College of Italian Hairdressers was opened.
• This impacted Scottish society because more Scots had the opportunity to learn this trade and widen their prospects with their new skills, creating more variety among Scottish careers.

Question 7

Miners - Lithuanians

Answer 7

• Lithuanian miners began to join trade unions, and in 1912 they took part in the national strike.
• This impacted Scottish society because the increase of trade union action would help improve the lives of Scots by advocating for better workplaces and pressurising employers to make changes.