New
New
Year 10
Edexcel

Refugees and asylum seekers in modern Britain

I can explain the changing patterns of migration of refugees in the modern period, including the impact of changing laws and attitudes.

New
New
Year 10
Edexcel

Refugees and asylum seekers in modern Britain

I can explain the changing patterns of migration of refugees in the modern period, including the impact of changing laws and attitudes.

Lesson details

Key learning points

  1. The 1905 Aliens Act was the first law to distinguish between refugees and other migrants.
  2. During World War Two, Britain allowed 10 000 Jewish refugees to settle as part of the Kindertransport programme.
  3. International instability after the end of the Cold War meant increasing numbers of people migrating to safer countries.
  4. From the 1990s, the British government gradually introduced laws restricting the migration of refugees.

Common misconception

Refugees were more welcome than other migrants as Britain wanted to support the idea that they were a liberal and tolerant nation.

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.

Keywords

  • 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

Students could consider international legislation on human rights and consider how far a country like Britain should uphold these rights for people who were not born in Britain.
Teacher tip

Content guidance

  • Depiction or discussion of discriminatory behaviour
  • Depiction or discussion of sensitive content
  • Depiction or discussion of violence or suffering

Supervision

Adult supervision recommended

Licence

This content is © Oak National Academy Limited (2024), licensed on Open Government Licence version 3.0 except where otherwise stated. See Oak's terms & conditions (Collection 2).

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6 Questions

Q1.
Complete the following sentence: Britain and some of its former colonies made up an international community known as the .
Correct Answer: Commonwealth, the Commonwealth
Q2.
When did the Treaty of Rome bring about the creation of the EEC?
1937
1947
Correct answer: 1957
1967
Q3.
What did the 'free movement of people' from 1992 onwards result in?
Correct answer: increased economical advantages for Britain
Correct answer: increased migration between EU countries
increased migration to new member countries
Q4.
In how many years between 1995 and 2004 did over 10 000 European people settle in Britain?
Correct answer: two
ten
20
Q5.
What was UKIP's position on migration?
They campaigned for increased migration to Britain.
They campaigned for increased migration rights for Britons.
Correct answer: They campaigned for full government control over Britain's migration policies.
Q6.
Match the following causes to their effects.
Correct Answer:The Treaty of Rome was signed,The EEC was created.

The EEC was created.

Correct Answer:France blocked the UK from the EEC,Britain was successful on its third attempt to join.

Britain was successful on its third attempt to join.

Correct Answer:Britain allowed free movement of people,This led to increased immigration from the EU and economic growth.

This led to increased immigration from the EU and economic growth.

Correct Answer:Britain voted to leave the EU,This led to decreased migration from the EU and economic decline.

This led to decreased migration from the EU and economic decline.

6 Questions

Q1.
What scheme did Britain introduce to help Jewish children persecuted by the Nazis?
the Aliens Act
Correct answer: the Kindertransport programme
the Asylum and Immigration Appeals Act
Q2.
What word describes a war between citizens of the same country?
Correct Answer: civil war
Q3.
The end of which war created international instability and increased numbers of refugees?
the US Civil War
the Sino-Soviet War
Correct answer: the Cold War
Q4.
How did Britain want to appear in its approach to refugees in the later 20th century?
Correct answer: liberal
neutral
Correct answer: tolerant
welcoming
Q5.
What scandal occurred in 2012 as a result of the British government's announcement of a 'hostile environment' for illegal migrants?
Many people from Afghanistan were deported.
Many Jewish people were deported.
Correct answer: Many people from the Windrush generation were deported.
Many people from Rwanda were deported.
Q6.
Put the following events in chronological order.
1 - Aliens Act
2 - Kindertransport programme
3 - The end of the Cold War
4 - Rwanda scheme

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