Starter quiz
- Why was there an increased need for migrants in Britain after the end of World War Two (WW2)?
- British people no longer wanted to work.
- There were not enough people to rebuild British cities and infrastructure. ✓
- The British government wanted to make Britain more multicultural.
- Britain wanted to reward people from its colonies for their support in the war.
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- Why did many people from Africa and Asia choose to migrate to Britain?
- historical ties ✓
- cultural ties
- educational opportunities ✓
- political opportunities
- economic opportunities
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- Complete this sentence: People from ______ countries felt they would be welcomed in post-war Britain.
- 'Commonwealth' ✓
- What is the name used to describe the generation of Caribbean migrants who first began arriving in Britain in June 1948?
- 'Windrush generation' ✓
- Idi Amin expelled Asian minorities from which country in 1972?
- India
- Kenya
- Pakistan
- Uganda ✓
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- Which act was passed as a result of the arrival of tens of thousands of Kenyan Asians to Britain?
- 1948 British Nationality Act
- 1962 Commonwealth Immigrants Act
- 1968 Commonwealth Immigrants Act ✓
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Exit quiz
- Where are the Falkland Islands located?
- East Atlantic Ocean
- North Atlantic Ocean
- South Atlantic Ocean ✓
- West Atlantic Ocean
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- Which word describes a former colony of the British Empire which remains under British sovereignty?
- 'British Overseas Territory' ✓
- Which of these are examples of British Overseas Territories?
- Bermuda ✓
- Falkland Islands ✓
- Gibraltar ✓
- Wales
- Ireland
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- What did the Falklands War do for Britain?
- boosted national pride and proved Britain's military capabilities ✓
- increased people's recognition that Britain had lost power and influence
- boosted Margaret Thatcher's image as a tough and decisive leader ✓
- reduced military spending by Britain
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- How many British armed forces personnel died in the Falklands War?
- three
- seven
- 255 ✓
- 649
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- Put the following events in chronological order.
- 1⇔Britain made its first claim on the Falkland Islands.
- 2⇔Argentina made a claim on the Falkland Islands.
- 3⇔Britain reasserted its claim on the Falkland Islands.
- 4⇔The Falklands War broke out.
- 5⇔Falkland Islands' status as an British Overseas Territory confirmed.
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Key learning points
- Post-decolonisation, some small countries remained in the British Empire as British Overseas Territories.
- The Falkland Islands, near Argentina, had been claimed by Britain in 1833 and British people had settled there.
- In 1982, Britain sent troops to defend the Falklands from Argentine invasion, which they defeated.
- The Falklands War created tension between Britain and Argentina which still exists today.
Common misconception
The Falkland Islands have always been uncontested British territory.
There is a complex and prolonged sovereignty dispute with Argentina over the Falkland Islands and there were once historical claims by Spain.
Keywords
British overseas territories - any of the territories that are governed by the United Kingdom but lie outside the British Isles; many were formerly British crown colonies
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