Starter quiz
- Which word describes the transportation of Jewish children from Nazi Germany to Britain from 1938-1940?
- 'Kindertransport' ✓
- Complete the sentence: In the 1930s and 1940s many Jewish refugees fled ______ from Nazi Germany and moved to Britain.
- 'persecution' ✓
- Who was the first Jewish Mayor of London?
- Grace Aguilar
- Lionel de Rothschild
- David Salomons ✓
- Sir Moses Montefiore
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- Which of the following were reasons for Jewish migration to Britain in the 19th century?
- economic problems and lack of opportunities ✓
- Nazi persecution
- increasing antisemitism in eastern Europe ✓
- outbreak of World War Two
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- Which of the following industries saw significant contributions from Jewish migrants in the 19th century?
- garment trade ✓
- furniture making ✓
- agriculture
- steel production
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- How many Jewish refugees found sanctuary in Britain up until the beginning of World War Two (WW2) in 1939?
- 400
- 40 000
- 10 000
- 70 000 ✓
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Exit quiz
- Which word describes the process of starting and managing a business venture, typically with the goal of achieving profit?
- 'entrepreneurship' ✓
- Which word describes a type of worker who is bound by a contract to work for a specific period in exchange for benefits like passage, housing, or education?
- 'indentured labourer' ✓
- What is the name of the British trading company that made huge profits in the trade of silk, spices and opium?
- the British East Indies Company
- the British East India Company ✓
- the British East Asian Company
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- Which of the following sources reveal an insight into the lives of British women who accompanied male family members to India?
- political cartoons
- newspaper articles
- housekeeping manuals ✓
- travel accounts ✓
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- Complete the sentence: During the late 19th and early 20th centuries, a significant migration wave brought Indian ______, to Britain in pursuit of economic advancement.
- 'lascars' ✓
- How did Indian workers contribute to British colonial expansion and economic development in East Africa?
- aided the EIC in the silk, spices and opium trades
- addressed labour shortages in the fast-growing mining industry
- constructed railways connecting Kenya to Uganda ✓
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Key learning points
- Many British men migrated to India in the hopes that they would make their fortune there.
- Many Indian people migrated to Britain, particularly soldiers who were known as lascars.
- Britain encouraged many Indian people to move to Africa to work on infrastructure.
- Indentured labourers from India also moved to Kenya to build railways.
- New African infrastructure encouraged many wealthy white Britons to migrate.
Common misconception
Migrants all experience the same hardships and migrated for similar reasons.
Migrants' experiences differed greatly from group to group and from person to person. Motivations amongst migrants also differed, even within particular migrant groups.
Keywords
Entrepreneurship - the process of starting and managing a business venture, typically with the goal of achieving profit
Lascars - Indian sailors and soldiers who migrated to Britain and were often active in the activities of the East India Company
Indentured labourer - a type of worker who is bound by a contract to work for a specific period in exchange for benefits like passage, housing, or education
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