Windrush General Knowledge
What type of transport was "Windrush" ?
A boat/troop ship
What YEAR did Windrush leave Jamaica and arrive in the UK?
1948
"Most people intended to stay in the UK forever"
True or false?
False
Where did people stay immediately after they arrived?
Clapham Common Deep Shelter
How much did a ticket cost?
Who were the majority of the passengers?
Ex Service men and women (after WW2)
Why did the UK need people to come?
Why did some Windrush arrivers feel unwelcome?
Racism in the UK
Where did Windrush leave from and arrive to?
Jamaica to England (Kingston to Tilbury)
How many passengers in total were on board from the Caribbean?
492
Why was there a labor shortage in the UK?
World War Two had affected the economy
Which area of London ended up being the home to most people who arrived?
Brixton
Name 3 other countries where Windrush stopped to pick up passangers
Antigua, Barbados, Dominican Grenada, Guyana, Jamaica, Monserratt, Trinidad, Tobago, St Kitts Nevis, St Vincent, St Lucia
What did people from Jamaica, on Windrush, call Britain?
The Mother Land
What did the skilled workers on board want to do when they arrived in Britain?
Rebuild Britain, help the economy, start new lives/jobs
When was the first Race Relations Act passed?
1965
What was Windrush originally called?
Monte Rosa
What exact date did Windrush leave Jamaica and arrive in the UK?
Departed: 24th of May, 1948
Arrived: 22nd of June 1948
"Everyone on Windrush knew exactly what they would do when they arrived"
TRUE OR FALSE
False - lots of people had jobs in the RAF or the military, but 45% had no idea what to expect when they arrived.
Name two types of discrimination that people faced when they arrived in the UK
They were paid less than white people, they were overqualified for the jobs that they got, they couldn't find landlords that would rent to black people,