Year 10 - History
Refugees and asylum seekers in modern 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 the changing patterns of migration of refugees in the modern period, including the impact of changing laws and attitudes.
Key Notes
- The 1905 Aliens Act was the first law to distinguish between refugees and other migrants.
- During World War Two, Britain allowed 10 000 Jewish refugees to settle as part of the Kindertransport programme.
- International instability after the end of the Cold War meant increasing numbers of people migrating to safer countries.
- From the 1990s, the British government gradually introduced laws restricting the migration of refugees.
Vocabulary To Learn
- Cold War: an ideological conflict between the USA and the USSR that lasted from the 1940s until the 1980s
- civil war: a war between citizens of the same country
Common Mistakes To Avoid
- Refugees were more welcome than other migrants as Britain wanted to support the idea that they were a liberal and tolerant nation.
3 Quick Questions (With Answers)
1. Summarise this historical learning in two key ideas.
The 1905 Aliens Act was the first law to distinguish between refugees and other migrants. During World War Two, Britain allowed 10 000 Jewish refugees to settle as part of the Kindertransport programme.
2. Define this history term and explain why it matters in this topic. 'Cold War'
an ideological conflict between the USA and the USSR that lasted from the 1940s until the 1980s.
3. Correct this common history misconception using evidence language.
Mistake: Refugees were more welcome than other migrants as Britain wanted to support the idea that they were a liberal and tolerant nation. Correction: Refugees were sometimes more welcome than other migrants. The British government was often careful with their criteria for who was classed as a refugee and, from the 1990s, introduced a number of laws to restrict access to Britain for refugees.
More Lessons In This Unit
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- 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
- Race relations in 20th century 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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