Push
Name one economic push factor that can lead to migration.
Unemployment.
Why did some Scots migrate to England?
higher wages and better opportunities in trades and professions and they wouldn’t be too far from their families
Name one reason the Irish migrated to Scotland
Famine, seek employment
What type of industry did Lithuanian immigrants typically work in in Scotland?
heavy industries
How did the first Jewish immigrants typically make a living?
as hawkers and pedlars
What term describes forced movement due to war or persecution?
Refugee migration.
What was a navvie?
people who built railways, canals
Name one of the areas in Scotland Irish immigrants worked in mining.
Lothian, Fife, Ayrshire and Lanarkshire
What religion were most Lithuanians?
Catholic
Name two industries, both beginning with the letter T, that Jewish immigrants developed in Scotland
Tailoring, tobacco
How does lack of infrastructure contribute to migration?
It limits access to basic services and opportunities.
Name two nations that had a 'gold rush'
Canada, Australia
Overcrowding led to outbreaks of which diseases amongst Irish immigrants? Name two
typhus and cholera
What was the name of the Lithuanians newspaper they made in Scotland?
Laika
Which area of Glasgow did the poorer Jewish immigrants live in?
Gorbals
Name one technological advancement in farming.
Mechanical reaper, steam powered machines
What percentage of Scots that emigrated abroad considered themselves as skilled?
47%
Name two ways Irish immigrants assimilated in Scotland.
Intermarriage, joining Trade Unions, involved in politics
What choice did Lithuanians have to make during WW1?
conscription into the British Army or deportation for military service in Russia
ice cream parlours - spoiling the children, opened on Sundays
What did the 1922 Empire Settlement Act provide?
financial help for those who emigrated such as funded passage to the colonies or training courses
Some Scots migrated to spread religion, what are these people called?
Missionaries
Name the company that advertised for Protestant Irish workers?
Bairds of Coatbridge
What English names did Lithuanians change their names to?
Bernotaitis, Sharmaitis and Vilcinskis becoming Brown, Smith and Miller
By 1905, how many Italian cafes were there in Glasgow? (within 50)
336