Windrush

Question 1

When was Windrush ( Caribbean migration to britain) ?

Answer 1

June 22 1948

Question 2

What Caribbean countries were part of the British empire?

Answer 2

• Jamaica, Barbados ,Trinidad and Tobago

Question 3

Define the term the West Indies

Answer 3

• Islands in the Caribbean sea

Question 4

Name four push factors that caused people to want to leave Jamaica in the 1940s ?

Answer 4

• 1944 a hurricane hit Jamaica making life harder
• Poverty
• Underemployment
• The price of sugar was low ( Caribbeans main source of income)

Question 5

What did people in the Caribbean view Britain ?

Answer 5

• The’ mother country’

Question 6

What did these countries do to help Britain in WWII ?

Answer 6

• Supplied 10,000 men for Britain’s army, navy and air force.

Question 7

Define Commonwealth

Hint: A group of nations working together for shared goals.

Answer 7

• Commonwealth refers to a voluntary association of 56 independent countries, most of which were formerly part of the British Empire.
• Cooperating on matters of mutual concern, especially regarding economics and trade

Question 8

How did the British Nationality Act help immigrants to live in Britain ?

Answer 8

• British passport holders were entitled to live in Britain.

Question 9

How did both Caribbean and the British government view the British Nationality Act?

Answer 9

Caribbean
- Afro Caribbean saw it as a great opportunity
- They were brought up speaking English and being surrounded by British culture, felt very ‘British’.

Britain Gov
- Britain was short of workers eg transport, healthcare and building

Question 10

How did some politicians feel about the Windrush ship?

Answer 10

• Felt that was a “colour problem”, and wanted the ship to turn back

Question 11

What did Afro Caribbean people learn about their race in Britain?

Answer 11

• Their skin colour provoked hostile reactions
• Ended up working low paying jobs ( No matter their qualifications)
• Hard to find housing . Faced with signs that said ‘ No Irish, No Blacks, No Dogs’

Question 12

Define the phrase ‘colour bar’

Answer 12

• Racist attitudes that prevented black and other minority ethnic groups from renting houses