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6 Cards in this Set
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How many people left Britain between 1946 to 1957? |
1 million |
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How many people had immigrated to Britain by 1958 and how many by 1967? |
100,000 West Indians 55,000 Indians and Pakistani 25,000 West Indians 10,000 Cypriots By 1967 British nearly had 1 million black people as a result of intense immigration from 1962-1965. |
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Who was Oswald Mosley? |
Fascist and founder of the Union Movement in 1948. Stood on a racist anti-immigration platform in Kensington North (1959) winning 8% of the vote. |
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When was the first Notting Hill Carnival? |
1964 |
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How many people supported legislation to curb immigration in 1962? |
90% of Brits. 80% agreed there were too many immigrants. |
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What legislation increased and decreased immigration? |
The British Nationality Act (1948) have full citizenship including free entry into Britain for every inhabitant of the Empire and Commonwealth. The Commonwealth Immigration Act (1962) ended free immigration and a work permit scheme was put in place instead -This was expanded upon by Labour in 1964 who decreased the number of vouchers and barred children over 16 from entering British as a family member |
