Why did people move to Britain in the 1950s? LOS: To know the key features of immigration in the 1950s To explain the reasons why people moved to Britain To evaluate which reason was most important.

Watch this clip of the first arrivals from the West Indies in Britain. What emotions, thoughts, hope and concerns might that have had? /jamaicans-arriving

Was high immigration due to push or pull factors? Push: something in the West Indies that made the immigrants want to go to Britain Pull: something in Britain that made them want to come to Britain Read through the sources and write down what you can learn about the reasons so many people moved to Britain. Decide which column each reason belongs to (PUSH/PULL) Push! (something in the West Indies that made the immigrants want to go to Britain) Pull! (something in Britain that made them want to come to Britain) E.g: Many employers in Britain needed cheap workers after the war and advertised in Britain's colonies.

Why was there high immigration in the 1950s?