WorksheetsBritain's Response to Migrants 1900-Present
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 8mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
The 'Aliens Act' was passed by Parliament in 1905. What made it such a significant act?
a)
It was aimed at preventing a particular nationality of migrants entering Britain
b)
It was the first time in her history that Britain no longer had an 'open-door' policy to all migrants
c)
It was designed to encourage migration to Britain in order to fill job vacancies
d)
It was the first time ever that a Labour government passed an act in Parliament
2.
The British Nationality and Status of Aliens Act (1914) led to all 'enemy aliens'- i.e, Germans- living in Britain, having to do what?
a)
Leave the country with immediate effect
b)
Register at police stations to prove they were of good character or face internment in a prison camp
c)
Wear something to identify themselves as German
d)
sign up to fight for the British Army
3.
Just days after 'Kristallnacht' in Germany, The British Government changed its migration policy. In what way?
a)
It allowed all refugees from Nazi occupied Europe to enter Britain
b)
All restrictions were lifted and allowed immediate entry to Jews under 17 years of age.
c)
It closed it's door to all migrants, fearing invasion.
d)
It offered British nationality to all Jews.
4.
What was the name of the ship that 493 emigrants from Jamaica sailed into Britain in 1948 on?
a)
SS Empire Windrush
b)
The Windrush Recruit
c)
Windrush
d)
SS Empire
5.
the 1948 Nationality Act said that....?
a)
All citizens of the Commonwealth had full rights to hold a British passport, and were therefore legally British.
b)
Anyone who lived in Britain at that time would be entitled to British nationality
c)
Polish pilots, who fought in the Battle of Britain for the RAF would become British subjects.
d)
Countries within the Commonwealth would no longer be able to enter the UK without visas
6.
"Rivers of Blood" was....
a)
A 1949 song by popular Jamaican calypso singer Lord Kitchener
b)
A public information film from 1961, about the responsibility of Britain to open it's doors to refugees fleeing persecution
c)
The name given to a 1968 speech by Conservative MP Enoch Powell, in which he predicted that civil war would break out in Britain if immigration was not stopped
d)
A popular 1970's sitcom about a white household having a Jamaican family for neighbours
7.
The NF was a group which gained prominence in the 1970's. They opposed all non-white immigration into the UK. What does NF stand for?
a)
No Foreigners
b)
National Front
c)
Nations Fathers
d)
Nazi Fans
8.
A body was set up by the government in 1976 to encourage better relations between ethnic groups,use the law to prevent racial discrimination, promote racial equality,and to raise awareness of racial injustice. The body was called....
a)
Body of Racial Understanding (BoRU)
b)
Committee for Race Affairs (CRA)
c)
Commision for Racial Equality (CRE)
d)
The Board for Racial Harmony in Britain (BRHB)
9.
Britain joined the European Economic Community (EEC) - which would later be renamed the European Union (EU). IN which year?
a)
1968
b)
1973
c)
1985
d)
1997
10.
An official enquiry into the police investigation of the murder of Stephen Lawrence in 1993 concluded that the Metropolitan Police were what?
a)
Not ethnically diverse enough
b)
Institutionally racist
c)
Treating asylum seekers unfairly
d)
Not sufficiently trained in race relations
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