Questions › Chapter 3: A long and illustrious history
Which of these statements is correct?
- AMigration from the West Indies, India and Pakistan went down in the late 1960s because British industry no longer needed workers
- BMigration from the West Indies, India and Pakistan went down in the late 1960s because new laws restricted immigrationRight answer
Answer: Migration from the West Indies, India and Pakistan went down in the late 1960s because new laws restricted immigration
The government passed laws requiring immigrants to have a strong link to Britain by birth or by ancestry, so the numbers coming fell.
From chapter 3 of the handbook, "A long and illustrious history", section "Britain since 1945". Practice question 260 of 651, written in our own words.