c1900-present: Migration in modern Britain (Edexcel GCSE History): Flashcards
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% Belgian refugees returned after WW1
% Belgian refugees returned after WW1
About 90%
Year Kindertransport brought Jewish children to Britain
Year Kindertransport brought Jewish children to Britain
1939
Status of German residents in Britain in 1914
Status of German residents in Britain in 1914
Declared 'enemy aliens'
Cause of 1919 dock riots
Cause of 1919 dock riots
Sailors lost jobs to foreign workers during war
Year of Battle of Cable Street
Year of Battle of Cable Street
1936
Year of Polish Resettlement Act
Year of Polish Resettlement Act
1947
Year National Front founded
Year National Front founded
1962
Year & name of Enoch Powell's infamous speech
Year & name of Enoch Powell's infamous speech
1968, 'rivers of blood' speech
Year and duration of Brixton riots
Year and duration of Brixton riots
1981, lasted 3 days
Trigger for 1981 Brixton riots
Trigger for 1981 Brixton riots
Accusations of police brutality against migrants
Year of first Race Relations Act
Year of first Race Relations Act
1965
What 1968 Race Relations Act made illegal
What 1968 Race Relations Act made illegal
Racial discrimination in housing and employment
What 1976 Race Relations Act established
What 1976 Race Relations Act established
Commission for Racial Equality
1998 Crime & Disorder Act on racial crimes
1998 Crime & Disorder Act on racial crimes
Introduced more severe punishments for racially motivated crimes
Year of Burnley riots
Year of Burnley riots
2001