Attitudes to immigrants 1945-68

When Trotsky said, “War is the locomotive of history”, he meant… 

• War is a significant cause of change  

• War influences change slightly 

• War leads to continuity 

In WW2, the commonwealth and empire were...

• A significant drain on Britain's ability to fight effectively

• A significant aid to Britain's ability to fight effectively 

• Made no difference to Britain's ability to fight effectively

How many Caribbean people volunteered to fight in the RAF during World War Two?

• 1000

• 10,000

• 100,000

Which country, part of Britain's empire at the time, provided the largest volunteer army in military history during World War Two?

• Pakistan

• Australia

• India

During the Battle of Britain, in 1940, which country provided the most successful and effective pilots; shooting down 126 German aircraft in only 42 days?

• Poland 

• Ukraine 

• Czechoslovakia

In 1948 the British government passed the British Nationality Act which meant that…

• Anyone who had fought in the armed forces in WW2 could apply for British citizenship

• anyone could apply for British citizenship

• anyone from a country in the British Empire could apply for British citizenship  

In 1948 the _______ _________  arrived at Tilbury on 22nd June carrying 492 Caribbean immigrants.

What push factors lead immigrants leaving the Caribbean? Which answer is false

• Economic problems

• Destruction of business and homes through natural disasters

• High levels of crime

What pull factors lead immigrants wanting to come to Britain? Which answer is false

• Britain was seen as the ‘mother country’

• Positive experiences of living in Britain during World War II

• The British Nationality Act 1948

• Ordinary British people had a reputation for being welcoming and accepting of foreigners.

• Advertisements offering jobs in the NHS, London Transport and textile factories

How did figures like ‘Bumpy’ Johnson affect attitudes to immigrants?

• Perpetuated a negative stereotype that immigrants were criminals

• Perpetuated a negative stereotype that immigrants would take jobs from white Britons

• Perpetuated a negative stereotype that immigrants would take housing from white Briton’s