Immigration Lesson starter: Why did life expectancy in Britain increase?

Today we will… Understand further why the population of Britain increased

Vocabulary Immigration people coming IN to a country

We already know that better health and housing had a great effect on population People moving INTO the UK was also a factor on increasing out population Immigrants came from many places to live in Scotland

We will ask ourselves… Fill out the table as we go!

WHO? The Irish WHY? Potato Blight leading to famine in the 1840s Few jobs in Ireland Poor housing in Ireland Higher wages in Scotland

WHO? Italians WHY? Parts of Southern Italy were very poor They thought they would have a better life in Scotland

WHO? Eastern Europeans – Russians and Lithuanians WHY? Desperate for work Some escaping persecution

WHO? European Jews WHY? Escaping Nazi Europe

WHO? British Empire inhabitants – Indians, Pakistanis, Africans etc WHY The British government needed workers in the 1950s and 60s

Answering KU Questions For KU questions at general level, you are given a source to help you. To answer a question, you can use information from the source but you must also use your own knowledge.

Answering KU Questions However, you must not copy from the source – put information in your own words. For a 4 mark question, you can use 3 points from the source but you need at least one point from your own knowledge to get full marks.

Using own words… The Scottish football team gained a valuable victory over a poor England side last night. Put this sentence into your own words

Using own words… The Scottish football team gained a valuable victory over a poor England side last night. Scotland beat a weak England team yesterday. Yesterday evening, Scotland defeated England who did not play very well.

Using own words… The population in Scotland has increased hugely in the last one hundred years. Put this sentence into your own words

Using own words… The population in Scotland has increased hugely in the last one hundred years. The number of people living in Scotland has gone up a lot in the last century. There are much more people living in Scotland today compared with 1911.

Distractors… Some sources will have information that is not relevant to the question you are asked. You must recognise distractors so that you don’t use them in your answer.

Distractors… For example, find the distractor in the source below: Source A The Scottish football team had its greatest successes in the 1970s and 1980s. Scotland regularly qualified for the World Cup and European Championship. England also had a very good team at this time. Some of the world’s best players were Scottish. 1.Describe the Scottish football team of the 1970s and 1980s(4 marks)

Distractors… For example, find the distractor in the source below: Source A The Scottish football team had its greatest successes in the 1970s and 1980s. Scotland regularly qualified for the World Cup and European Championship. England also had a very good team at this time. Some of the world’s best players were Scottish. 1.Describe the Scottish football team of the 1960s and 1970s(4 marks)

Source A Many Italians came to Scotland during the twentieth century to seek employment. At the same time many Scots were moving to other countries. Many Jews also fled Europe seeking a safe place to stay. Some Indians and Pakistanis moved looking for work in the 1950s and 1960s. 1.Why did Scotland experience a surge of immigration during the twentieth century? (4 marks) You must use the source and your own knowledge in order to get full marks. Knowledge and Understanding question (KU)

Model Answer There were many reasons why people came to Scotland during the twentieth century. Italians looking for work chose Scotland as their new home. Jewish people from Europe were looking for a safe place from persecution. Many people from countries like India and Pakistan also moved to Scotland. From my own knowledge I know that many Irish people came in search of work and higher wages. From the source but in my own words Own knowledge