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20 Cards in this Set
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True or False?
"In the 1980s, the largest immigrant groups were from the West Indies, Ireland, India, and Pakistan." |
False
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Why did the Huguenots come to Britain?
A) To invade the country and seize land. B) To find jobs and a better life. C) To avoid religious persecution. D) To avoid a famine. |
C
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Which of these statements is correct?
A) In the 1950s, centres were set up in the West Indies to recruit bus drivers for the UK. B) In the 1950s, centres were set up in India and Pakistan to recruit bus drivers for the UK. |
A
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True or False?
"After the Second World War, the British government invited people from Ireland and other parts of Europe to come to the UK." |
True
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Since 1979 the number of refugees from South East Asia who have been allowed to settle in the UK is...
A) Less than 2,500 B) Between 2,501 and 10,000 C) Between 10,001 and 25,000 D) Over 25,000 |
D
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True or False?
"In the UK, boys leave school on average with better qualifications than girls." |
False
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Women in Britain first got the vote in...
A) 1882 B) 1918 C) 1928 D) 1945 |
B
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True or False?
"In the UK, it is illegal to discriminate against women at work because of their sex." |
True
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From which TWO places were people invited to come and work in the UK during the 1950s?
A) India B) New Zealand C) Russia D) West Indies |
A and D
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True or False?
"Women have had equal voting rights with men in the UK since 1928." |
True
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The Irish famine was in the middle of the...
A) 1820s B) 1830s C) 1840s D) 1850s |
C
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True or False?
"In the late 1960s, the government passed new laws which restricted immigration from Australia, New Zealand, and Canada." |
False
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In the late 19th and early 20th centuries, many women demonstrated for what right?
A) The right to vote. B) The right of equal pay. C) The right to divorce their husbands. D) The right to have an abortion. |
A
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What percentage of the UK workforce are women?
A) 43% B) 45% C) 49% D) 51% |
B
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True or False?
"The are 2 million children at work in the UK at any one time." |
True
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The proportion of young people who go on to higher education in the UK is...
A) 1 in 2 B) 1 in 3 C) 1 in 4 D) 1 in 5 |
B
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True or False
"Children often start part-time work when they are 11 years old." |
False
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Which TWO examinations do young people take at 16?
A) GCSE B) AGCE C) SQA Standard Grade D) SQA Higher Grade |
A and C
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A "gap year" describes...
A) The school summer holidays. B) A year that students spend working in industry. C) A year between school and university which students spend traveling or working. D) The year after GCSEs. |
C
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young people can vote in the UK from the age of...
A) 17 B) 18 C) 19 D) 20 |
B
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