Please enable JavaScript.
Coggle requires JavaScript to display documents.
Reasons for migration to a from Britain in the 20th century - Coggle…
Reasons for migration to a from Britain in the 20th century
War
60,000 Jews fled to Britain to escape the Nazis
10,000 people came to Britain from the West Indies to help during WW2
The Windrush brought people from the West Indies to help Britain rebuild after WW2
Violence led to waves of migration from Cypress in the 1950s
Cypress was invaded in 1970s by Turkey and 70,000 people fled to Britain.
Science and Technology
Role of the Individual
Britain was expanding its cities and could offer people a better life.
Government
The Windrush brought people from the West Indies to help Britain rebuild after WW2
The Nationality Act of 1948 allowed people from all over the empire to have a British passport and to move to Britain (including Nigeria, Sierra Leone and Ghana)
Many migrations came to Britain and many people left Britain when the country joined the European Union. Many people came to Britain for a better life and many Brits left for warmer countries like Spain.
Religion
India, Pakistan and Bangladesh separated in 1947 (to have separate Muslim and Hindu countries). 10,000 people fled to Britain to escape the chaos by 1955.
Ideas
114,000 Polish people fled from Communism after WW2
Around 100,000 people from the Balkan states followed in the 1950s
When Uganda and Kenay became independent it drove out the Indian population. 44,000 Kenyan Asians and 26,000 Ugandan Asians came to Britain
Economic resources
People came to Britain's cities for a better life, escaping poverty and hardship.