Which country did 4000 child refugees come from in 1937?
Spain
Germany
Austria
Why did Latin Americans, Iranians, Afghans and Vietnamese come to the UK in the 1970s and 1980s?
They came because of poverty
They came as economic migrants
They came as refugees
What was the ruling of the 1905 Aliens Act regarding refugees?
Refugees could not be admitted to the UK
Refugees could be admitted to the UK
It did not comment on refugees
What was the main purpose of the 1947 Polish Resettlement Act?
To allow Polish servicemen and their families to resettle back in Poland
To force Polish servicemen and their families to resettle back in Poland
To allow Polish servicemen to be joined by their families and settle in the UK
Why did the UK need migrant workers from the Commonwealth after World War Two?
To work in government offices
To serve in the armed forces that had lost so many men
To help run public services
Who had a purpose-built village in Tyne and Wear?
Interned Germans during the two world wars
Belgian refugees during World War One
Polish families after World War Two
What European Union agreement led to large numbers of migrant workers in the early 2000s?
The 'free movement of workers'
The Universal Declaration of Human Rights
The Asylum and Immigration Act
Why did the number of Asian, West Indian and African merchant seamen increase during the two world wars?
Because white seamen were needed in the armed forces
Because they were fleeing war and came as refugees
Because large areas of cities had been destroyed by aerial bombing
What was the scheme that brought 10,000 Jewish children to safety in 1938 and 1939?
The Empire Windrush
The Kindertransport
The European Union free movement of peoples
Immigrants travelled from which country on the Empire Windrush in 1948?
The Caribbean
West Africa
India