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Britain: British Society 1951-1979 - Immigration And Its Impact
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In 1948 a liner docked in Britain carrying a large group of young West Indian men seeking work. What was the ship's name?
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"Opal Star"
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"Windrush"
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"Pride of Otago"
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"Pannonia"
Q.2
In 1962 the Conservative Government passed a piece of legislation that required future immigrants to have skills and to be already contracted to an employer. What was this Act called?
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The Commonwealth Immigration Act
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The Commonwealth Employment Act
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The Commonwealth Relations Act
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The Imperial Immigration Act
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In 1948 the Labour government passed a measure that allowed anyone from a Commonwealth country to settle in any other Commonwealth country. What was the name of the Act?
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The British Nationality Act
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The Commonwealth Nationality Act
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The Commonwealth Settlement Act
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The British Citizenship Act
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In 1972 all the Asian residents of an African country and former British colony were expelled by its dictator. Which state was this?
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Kenya
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Tanzania
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Malawi
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Uganda
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In 1965 Harold Wilson's government passed an Act that forbade incitement to racial hatred. What was the name of the Act?
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The Racial Relations Act
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The Race Relations Act
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The Racial Discrimination Act
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The Race Discrimination Act
Q.6
Race riots disfigured an area of West London in Which area was this?
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Marylebone
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Hammersmith
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Fulham
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Notting Hill
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In the 1964 general election a Conservative candidate defeated a senior Labour figure in a West Midlands seat by playing the race card. What was the constituency concerned?
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Smethwick
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Wolverhampton North East
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Birmingham Perry Bar
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Halesowen
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Far right parties sprang up in the 1960's, urging the repatriation of immigrants. Which one of the following groups was founded in 1967?
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The Union Movement
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The English Defence League
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The British National Party
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The National Front
Q.9
London's West Indian community celebrates an annual carnival, which degenerated into riots in In which district is the carnival traditionally held?
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Kensington
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Notting Hill
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Ladbroke Grove
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Shepherd's Bush
Q.10
In April 1968 a senior Conservative made a speech in Birmingham in which he foretold "the Tiber foaming with much blood", if immigration continued. Who was this?
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Reginald Maudling
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Enoch Powell
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Robert Carr
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Peter Thorneycroft
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