to only be allowed a fixed amount of something, for example, bread or meat, often due to shortages

citizens who lived in British colonies or former British colonies who had joined the Commonwealth

National context of post-war Britain

History

Local context of Notting Hill

The influence of Caribbean cultures on Notting Hill

Racism and policing in 1950s Notting Hill

Black activism in the Notting Hill area

The Mangrove Nine

Notting Hill - sources and historical context

Writing about Notting Hill and its sources

In this unit, pupils study a specific historical environment. They learn about the local context of this area and the way in which it interacted with national issues and the themes they have studied in their thematic study.

Historic environments

Discriminatory behaviour or images, whether on the grounds of race, gender, disability, religion or belief or sexual orientation, or otherwise.

Depiction or discussion of discriminatory behaviour

Historic or outdated representations of people that may portray inequality or injustice.

Subjects which particular individuals may be sensitive to, eg, adoption, migration, bereavement or death, divorce, poverty, deprivation.

Depiction or discussion of sensitive content

Depiction of war, threats of war, death or the aftermath of war.

Depiction or discussion of violence or suffering

Which keyword describes to only be allowed a fixed amount of something, for example, bread or meat, often due to shortages?

Complete the sentence: The ‘{{}} generation’ is the name given to early migrants to Britain from the Caribbean after 1948.

What level was Britain’s national debt at the end of World War Two (WW2)?

promotion was difficult due to ‘colour bars’

often had to take jobs for which they were overqualified

employment was easy to come by due to shortages

often had to take jobs for which they were underpaid

Which of the following statements show that life was difficult for Caribbean migrants in Britain?

Commonwealth citizens the right to live and work in Europe

Commonwealth citizens the right to live and work in Britain

Took away Commonwealth citizens' right to live and work in Britain

Life was getting harder; older people wanted a return to traditional activities

Life was improving; young people had more money and time for leisure activities

Life was up and down for many people and there was instability

Why were the 1960s nicknamed the ‘Swinging Sixties’?

What happened to migration to Britain after World War Two (WW2)?

What happened to migration to Britain as a result of the British Empire?

a group of countries formerly belonging to the British Empire

a group of countries governed from the centre

a cultural revolution that took place in Britain in the 1960s

Match the keywords to the correct definitions.

introduced conscription halfway through the war

Where did Britain get many of its soldiers from during WW2?

Put the historical periods in chronological order.

Match the period to the group who migrated to Britain at this point in time.

Exit Quiz

Which keyword describes to only be allowed a fixed amount of something, for example, bread or meat, often due to shortages?