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Immigration Timeline
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- 1What is the British Nationality Act and when was it passed?1948. All citizens of British empire/commonwealth troops access to Britain with a British passport.
- 2When did the Nottingham incident occur?23rd August 1958
- 3When did the Nottinghill incident occur?30th August 1958
- 4What happened in 1959? (Describe)The election saw an election of a no. of MPs (Cyril Osborne) who wanted to raise the issue of immigration. 'Keep Britain White' slogan used
- 5In 1962 which act did the conservatives pass?Commonwealth Immigration Act - only immigrants with work voucher could come to Britain. Aimed to restrict commonwealth immigrants who were unskilled.
- 6In 1965/66 which act did the Labour party pass?Race Relations Act - illegal to discriminate against people due to race/colour. Lacked legal power to do anything and did not stop the housing & employment issue. Hard to enforce
- 7What was the National Front and when was it introduced?Openly racist political party. In 1967. It was the response to the arrival of Kenyan Asians
- 8In 1968 which act was passed to reduce the number of work vouchers?Commonwealth Immigrations Act - Not enough to have a British passport, you had to have parents and grandparents from Britain to be born in Britain - 'close connection qualification'
- 9When was the Race Relations Act passed and what did it do?1968 - Discrimination in housing and employment was illegal - in response to Powell
- 10When did the conservative government under Edward Heath pass an act? What was it?1971: People had to be partially from Britain - born or lived in Britain for 5 years to arrive. In response to Ugandan Asians arriving. - a revised version of the Commonwealth Act 1968
- 11When was the Racial Equality Act introduced? What was it?1976 - Racially offensive music/publications illegal. Tribunals = job applicant suffering from discrimination to report employer. 'Commission for racial equality' to investigate and combat racism
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