a system where people who are not considered white are denied access to the same services as white people

refusing to use a service as a form of protest

Case studies: Bristol and Leicester

History

In this unit, pupils studied how far the World Wars and post-war events led to changing patterns of migration to Britain. In ‘The historical environment: what does Notting Hill tell us about migration?’, pupils will study the impact that these broader events had, specifically on the area of Notting Hill.

In ‘Migration: what was the impact of 18th and 19th century migration?’ pupils considered how far the expansion of the British Empire and Industrial Revolution led to changing attitudes towards migrants and greater economic contributions from migrants. In this unit, pupils will study how far significant worldwide events affected migration to Britain.

Migration: how far have migrants been welcomed in modern Britain?

Discriminatory behaviour or images, whether on the grounds of race, gender, disability, religion or belief or sexual orientation, or otherwise.

Depiction or discussion of discriminatory behaviour

Historic or outdated representations of people that may portray inequality or injustice.

Subjects which particular individuals may be sensitive to, eg, adoption, migration, bereavement or death, divorce.

Depiction or discussion of sensitive content

Depiction of war, threats of war, death or the aftermath of war.

Depiction or discussion of violence or suffering

Name this British port city: located in the west of England, strong links to the Transatlantic Slave Trade, large community of Caribbean migrants post-war, birthplace of British Civil Rights Movement.

discriminating against black or Asian people

What did colour bars allow some people to get away with?

What word means to refuse to use a service as a form of protest?

60 000 Ugandan Asians were forced to leave Uganda in 1972.

27 000 Ugandan Asians had British passports and came to Britain.

27 000 Ugandan Asians arrived in Britain without permission.

10 500 Ugandan Asians had settled in Leicester by 1978.

80 000 Ugandan Asians were forced to leave Uganda in 1973.

Select the correct statistics about the migration of Ugandan Asians to Leicester in 1972.

Ugandan Asians faced a _________ reception from Leicester's council in 1972.

The expulsion of Ugandan Asians by Idi Amin

Labour first produced election materials in a variety of Indian languages

Put the following events in chronological order.

Which group of Jewish people did the British government initially offer protection to in the 1930s?

What is the name of the conflict between the USA and the USSR that lasted for over 40 years?

Invasion by the USSR in 1979 and then a succession of civil wars all increased refugee numbers from which country?

Penalties for people who brought illegal workers to the UK. 

Penalties for people who bought goods from illegal workers.

Penalties for people who hired illegal workers.

What did the Asylum and Immigration Act of 1996 introduce?

Refusing to let asylum seekers into Britain

What scheme for asylum seekers was abandoned in 2024 after a change in government in Britain?

This law differentiated between refugees and migrants.

This led to 10 000 Jewish children entering Britain.

This ended in the collapse of the Soviet Union.

This set penalties for anyone employing illegal workers.

This gave refugees no choice on where they could settle in Britain.

Match the events to the correct descriptions.

Content guidance

Depiction or discussion of discriminatory behaviour

Depiction or discussion of sensitive content

Depiction or discussion of violence or suffering

Adult supervision recommended

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