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GCSE History Practice Test: British Society - Immigration's Impact 1951-1979
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West Indians seeking work in the 1940s and 1950s are some who have emigrated in this period to Britain.

GCSE History Practice Test: British Society - Immigration's Impact 1951-1979
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1. In the 1964 general election a Conservative candidate defeated a senior Labour figure in a West Midlands seat by playing the race card. What was the constituency concerned?
2. In 1972 all the Asian residents of an African country and former British colony were expelled by its dictator. Which state was this?
3. In 1948 the Labour government passed a measure that allowed anyone from a Commonwealth country to settle in any other Commonwealth country. What was the name of the Act?
4. In 1965 Harold Wilson's government passed an Act that forbade incitement to racial hatred. What was the name of the Act?
5. In 1962 the Conservative Government passed a piece of legislation that required future immigrants to have skills and to be already contracted to an employer. What was this Act called?
6. Race riots disfigured an area of West London in 1958. Which area was this?
7. In 1948 a liner docked in Britain carrying a large group of young West Indian men seeking work. What was the ship's name?
8. Far right parties sprang up in the 1960's, urging the repatriation of immigrants. Which one of the following groups was founded in 1967?
9. London's West Indian community celebrates an annual carnival, which degenerated into riots in 1976. In which district is the carnival traditionally held?
10. In April 1968 a senior Conservative made a speech in Birmingham in which he foretold the Tiber foaming with much blood"

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