What hapend when immigrants came to the united kingdom in 1960?

Answer 1

The first wave of immigrants came to the UK in 1948 on a boat from Jamaica called the 'Empire Windrush'. By 1960, many more had followed them and there were substantial areas of the big cities with a large immigrant population and this led to tensions between the indigenous population and the newcomers which culminated with the Notting Hill Riots in the mid 1960's.

Answer 2

In the UK at the time there was a serious shortage of labour, particularly for menial jobs such as street sweepers, hospital porters and bus and train crews. The British Government started an advertising campaign in former British Colonies - what are now Commonwealth countries - particularly in the Caribbean Islands, to encourage people to go to the UK to fill these jobs. It worked!

Answer 3

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