Designed specifically to meet the requirements of new British History coursework options in GCSE Modern World History and Schools History specifications. This book presents a lively and engaging picture of multicultural Britain in the twentieth century. A wide range of questions and activities encourage students to think about the positive aspects as well as the difficulties of living in a multicultural community and to appreciate the rich diversity of the British people. The text is particularly suitable for AQA History specifications and is a useful resource for the teaching of Citizenship as part of a wider History curriculum.

 

This book is part of a book series called Oxford History For Gcse .

There are 80 pages in this book. This book was published 2001 by Oxford University Press .

J A Cloake, L Pellow and P M Johnson are experienced examiners and teachers.

This book has the following chapters: 1. Who are the British?; 2. Why did Jewish people move to Britain in the early twentieth century?; 3. How were Jewish people received in Britain?; 4. How did the government respond to Jewish immigration?; 5. Who was Oswald Mosley?; 6. What happened at Cable Street, 1936?; 7. Why did people come to Britain after the Second World War?; 8. What was it like to come to Britain in the postwar period?; 9. How has colonialism affected British culture?; 10. What is a British citizen?; 11. How far did the government challenge racism?; 12. How did racism show itself in the 1960s and 1970s?; 13. How did the media portray the 'riots' of the 1980s?; 14. Why did people come to Britain in the late twentieth century?; 15. What are the issues of living in a multicultural society?; 16. How has Britain been enriched by its people?