Year 9
Year 9
Experiences of Britain's migrant communities
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Lesson details
Key learning points
- In this lesson, we will analyse the experiences of the thousands of migrants who came to Britain after World War Two, and especially focus on the day-to-day reality of life in the Sixties.
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5 Questions
Q1.
What name was applied to the Sixties that suggested people were better off?
The Rich Society
The Wealthy Society
The Well Off Society
Q2.
Which of the following became more common, and helped save time and work in kitchens?
Car Ownership
Colour TV
Indoor toilets
Q3.
Which of the following is evidence that living standards didn't improve?
Car ownership increased to over 11 million people
Technology such as colour televisions became more common
Wages went up
Q4.
How many people still lived in poverty at the end of the Sixties?
1 million
2.5 million
500,000
Q5.
What country had a large influenced on British art, music and culture during the Sixties?
Canada
France
Spain
5 Questions
Q1.
What was the name of the ship that landed in 1948, for which a generation was named?
HMS Lord Kitchener
The Commonwealth
The Queen Elizabeth
Q2.
What word did David Olusoga say best summed up the migrant experience in the 1960s?
Joy
Relief
Sadness
Q3.
What did the 1965 and 1968 Race Relations Acts do?
Gave housing to people coming from Caribbean countries
Gave non-white people the right to vote
Limited migration from Caribbean countries
Q4.
Who famously delivered the anti-immigration 'rivers of blood' speech?
David Hockney
Harold Macmillan
Mary Quant
Q5.
Sam King, one of the many migrants who built a successful life and family in Britain, was the first black mayor of where?
Bristol
Glasgow
Nottingham