Multi-racial Britain (AQA GCSE History): Flashcards
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Year MV Empire Windrush arrived in Britain
Year MV Empire Windrush arrived in Britain
1948
Number of West Indians on MV Empire Windrush
Number of West Indians on MV Empire Windrush
Approximately 500
Commonwealth citizens in Britain by 1958
Commonwealth citizens in Britain by 1958
Over 200,000
What 1948 British Nationality Act granted
What 1948 British Nationality Act granted
Commonwealth citizens right to live and work in UK
Britain's labour situation after WWII
Britain's labour situation after WWII
Severe labour shortage
Discriminatory housing signs wording
Discriminatory housing signs wording
"No Blacks, No Irish, No Dogs"
How banks discriminated against migrants
How banks discriminated against migrants
Frequently refused to provide mortgages
What were 'colour bars' in employment
What were 'colour bars' in employment
Unofficial policy employing only white workers in certain roles
Name of Powell's 1968 speech
Name of Powell's 1968 speech
"Rivers of Blood" speech
What Powell called for in 1968
What Powell called for in 1968
Repatriation (sending migrants back to original countries)
What 1962 Commonwealth Immigrants Act required
What 1962 Commonwealth Immigrants Act required
Work permits before entering Britain
Unintended result of 1962 Act
Unintended result of 1962 Act
Migrants brought families permanently instead of leaving
What 1965 Race Relations Act made illegal
What 1965 Race Relations Act made illegal
Racial discrimination in public places, employment, housing
Numbers at 1977 Lewisham clash
Numbers at 1977 Lewisham clash
500 National Front vs 4,000 anti-racist protesters
London areas where migrants initially settled
London areas where migrants initially settled
Brixton, Notting Hill, Hackney