Year 10 - History
Race relations in 20th century Britain
Migrants in Britain, c800–present
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Unit Summary
In this unit, pupils learn about either migrants in Britain or medicine in Britain over a period of roughly 1000 years. They examine one of these themes, analysing the impact it had in Medieval, Early Modern, Industrial and Modern Britain, with a particular focus on change and continuity.
Lesson Summary
You will learn to explain how the experiences of black and Asian people in post-war Britain were impacted by increasing racism and changing laws.
Key Notes
- As increasing numbers of black and Asian people settled in Britain, racism and discrimination also increased.
- The Race Relations Acts were introduced to address issues of ongoing racism in Britain.
- The media was used to exacerbate tensions and to increase support for anti-immigration campaigns.
- The Race Relations Acts did not change public attitudes overnight, but did show changing attitudes of the government.
Vocabulary To Learn
- race riots: riots that break out between groups that identify as different race (e.g. black and white people)
- colour bar: a system where people who are not considered white are denied access to the same services as white people
- repatriation: to return someone to the country they came from, this can be both voluntarily or involuntarily
Common Mistakes To Avoid
- The Race Relations Acts completely addressed the issues of racism that were rampant in post-war Britain.
3 Quick Questions (With Answers)
1. Summarise this historical learning in two key ideas.
As increasing numbers of black and Asian people settled in Britain, racism and discrimination also increased. The Race Relations Acts were introduced to address issues of ongoing racism in Britain.
2. Define this history term and explain why it matters in this topic. 'race riots'
riots that break out between groups that identify as different race (e.g. black and white people).
3. Correct this common history misconception using evidence language.
Mistake: The Race Relations Acts completely addressed the issues of racism that were rampant in post-war Britain. Correction: The Race Relations Act went a long way in showing changing government attitudes and providing some protection to black and Asian people in post-war Britain - but they could not and did not change public attitudes overnight.
More Lessons In This Unit
- African migrants in the early British Empire Study Guide
- Case studies: Bristol and Leicester Study Guide
- Case study: Flemish and Walloon migrants in Sandwich and Canterbury Study Guide
- Case study: Huguenots Study Guide
- Case study: Jewish migrants in the East End Study Guide
- Case study: Liverpool in the 19th century Study Guide
- Case study: Viking York Study Guide
- England in the early modern period Study Guide
- European migration in the 18th and 19th centuries Study Guide
- Jewish migrants in the early modern period Study Guide
- Jewish migration in medieval England Study Guide
- Merchants and craftspeople in medieval England Study Guide
- Migration in medieval England Study Guide
- Migration to 18th and 19th century Britain Study Guide
- Migration to early modern England Study Guide
- Migration to modern Britain Study Guide
- Palatine refugees in the early 1700s Study Guide
- Post-war migration to Britain Study Guide
- Refugees and asylum seekers in modern Britain Study Guide
- The British Empire and migration to Britain in the 18th and 19th centuries Study Guide
- The end of empire, the Commonwealth and changing patterns of migration Study Guide
- The EU and changing patterns of migration Study Guide
- The Industrial Revolution and internal migration Study Guide
- The Norman Conquest Study Guide
- The Viking conquest Study Guide
- The World Wars and colonial migrants Study Guide
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