Starter quiz
- What term did many people in the British colonies use to refer to Britain?
- 'the ‘Mother Country’' ✓
- How were the colonies affected during World War Two?
- post-war there was a lack of jobs in the colonies ✓
- post-war they experienced a booming economy
- some Caribbean colonies suffered shortages due to attacks by German submarines ✓
- there were many jobs available as people had died serving in the British forces
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- Complete the sentence with the missing number: In the 1950s, the NHS ran recruitment programmes in __________ Commonwealth countries.
- 16 ✓
- 3500
- 1.38 million
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- Why were Caribbean migrants who arrived in Britain between 1948 and 1970 known as the ‘Windrush generation’?
- they all came from the town of Windrush
- the ship they first arrived on was called the 'Empire Windrush' ✓
- the place they arrived in to was called 'Windrush Port'
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- Complete the sentence: ______ are citizens who lived in British colonies or former British colonies who had joined the Commonwealth.
- 'Commonwealth citizens' ✓
- Why was the black community in London not able to fully enjoy the 'Swinging Sixties'?
- they did not want to participate
- they faced police discrimination ✓
- they encountered racism daily ✓
- they were offered the lowest-paid jobs ✓
- they lived in the worst quality housing ✓
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Exit quiz
- Which keyword describes a single house rented out to multiple people or multiple families?
- 'Houses of Multiple Occupation' ✓
- Why was there a shortage of good quality housing at the end of World War Two (WW2)?
- The government had decided to start fresh post-war and knocked all houses down
- Many houses were damaged or destoryed during the Blitz ✓
- Post-war there was a boom in the number of babies born
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- Why did Caribbean immigrants often settle in Notting Hill?
- It was the wealthiest area in London at the time
- The Caribbean embassy was located there
- A black community already existed there which made them feel safer ✓
- It was one of the few areas where landlords accepted black tenants ✓
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- Which Polish landlord exploited Caribbean migrant tenants in Notting Hill in the 1960s?
- Peter Jackson
- Peter Rachman ✓
- Peter Gabriel
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- Complete the sentence: Housing ______ helped to improve housing in Notting Hill.
- 'associations' ✓
- How did the 1965 Rent Act help Caribbean migrants?
- abolished rent controls
- made rents fairer ✓
- allowed landlords to have as many HMOs as they wished
- prevented landlords from evicting tenants without due process ✓
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Key learning points
- Poverty was a problem across London after the end of the Second World War.
- Finding places to work and to live was challenging for Caribbean migrants, with few landlords willing to rent to them.
- As a result of a lack of available housing, overcrowding became a huge problem for Caribbean migrants.
- Housing was controlled by slum landlords who did nothing to improve living conditions.
- Housing associations helped to improve housing in Notting Hill.
Common misconception
Pupils are likely to be unaware that laws protecting UK citizens against discrimination did not start until mid-60s.
Prior to the Race Relations Act 1965, it was possible to discriminate against black people, for example, refuse to serve them. This was extended in 1968 to include discrimination in housing and education.
Keywords
Discrimination - the unjust or prejudicial treatment of different categories of people
Houses of multiple occupation - a single house rented out to multiple people or multiple families, also known as HMOs
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