Teach SQA Nat 5 Migration and Empire, 1830–1939, no prep needed!
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Part 4: Migration and Empire, 1830–1939
A study of the causes and results of the movement of population into and away from Scotland during the period 1830s to 1930s, illustrating the themes of identity, community and migrants’ experiences.
Key issues and description of content
Immigration to Scotland, 1830s–1939
- Reasons for immigration of different groups and patterns of settlement including Irish, Lithuanians, Jews and Italians; impact of the Empire on Scotland, including industry and commerce.
Experience of immigrants to Scotland, 1830s–1939
- The experiences of the migrants — living conditions, employment. Scots and Irish: religious and cultural forces binding the Irish
community in Scotland; relations between immigrants and Scots — stereotype and reality. The economic, social and political impact of immigration.
Scottish emigration, 1830s–1939
- Reasons for emigration: poverty; the Highland Clearances; missionary work; effectiveness of emigration societies and government schemes; the attraction of new lands (for example economic opportunity and cheap land).
Experience of Scots abroad, 1830s–1939
- The Scot abroad: areas to which Scots emigrated (for example India, Canada, Australia, New Zealand); the role of Scots migrants in the development of the British Empire (agriculture, manufacture, engineering and mining; education; finance; politics); the impact of individual Scots on their new countries (for example Andrew Carnegie, John Muir, Andrew Fisher).
References for Part 4: Migration and Empire, 1830–1939
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