Yr 9 History: Mid Years Flashcards
Where were the Celts from?
Central Europe
When did the celts settle in Britain?
500 BC
When did the romans arrive in Britain? And stayed for how long?
Arrived in 43AD and stayed for around 400 years
When did the Anglo Saxons arrive in Britain?
450AD after the romans left
When did the empire windrush dock in Britain?
22 June 1948
How many people were on board the windrush?
429 people
Where did the windrush dock exactly?
Tilbury docks
Why might have people left the Caribbean for Britain in the 40s?
A hurricane has recently devastated Jamaica
Sugar export prices were at all time low
No tourism
Little jobs
What allowed immigrants from around the empire to arrive in Britain?
The 1948 British nationality act, allowing all members of the empire, now commonwealth, to recieve a british passport.
What where south asian sailors known as?
Lascars
What were south Asian nannies known as?
Ayahs
Why did south Asians come to Britain?
Much violence in South Asia post WW2
Much poverty
Common floods and cyclones
What was the Peterloo masacre?
A protest for reform in parliment turned bloodbath.
How many people attended Peterloo?
50,000 people
What were the casualties like in Peterloo?
11 people killed and 400 injured
Consequences of the Peterloo masacre
Speaker, Henry Hunt put to 2 years in prison.
Gatherings of more than 50 people were banned.
Arguments for women having the vote:
Women pay taxes just like men
Other countries allow women to vote
Uneducated working men can vote
Women could vote in local elections since 1888
How many women were part of the Suffragists by 1900?
50,000
Why and when were the Suffragetes formed?
Between 1903-1905 by Emmeline Pankhurst. They resorted to more violent methods as the Suffragists got nowhere. Their motto was “deeds not words”
When did (basically) all women get the vote?
1928 all women over 21 got the vote.
What happened during WW1?
The suffragists temporarily called off their campaign to help the war effort.
What happended after WW1?
Women over 30 in 1918 got the right to vote.
What was the 1965 race relations act?
It made discrimination illegal on the grounds of colour, race, ethnicity or origin. But only enforced in public.
When was the first Race Relations Act?
1965
