The first wave of immigrants came to the UK in 1948 on a boat from Jamaica called the 'Empire Windrush'. By 1960, many more had followed them and there were substantial areas of the big cities with a large immigrant population and this led to tensions between the indigenous population and the newcomers which culminated with the Notting Hill Riots in the mid 1960's.
In the UK at the time there was a serious shortage of labour, particularly for menial jobs such as street sweepers, hospital porters and bus and train crews. The British Government started an advertising campaign in former British Colonies - what are now Commonwealth countries - particularly in the Caribbean Islands, to encourage people to go to the UK to fill these jobs. It worked!
because they can
Nigeria was a colony of the United Kingdom from 1885 until 1960
Here's a list of continental West African nations, their Colonial controllers and independence dates.Benin-France (August 1, 1960)Burkina Faso-France (August 5, 1960)Gambia-United Kingdom (February 18, 1965)Ghana-United Kingdom (March 6, 1957)Guinea-France (October 8, 1958)Guinea Bissau-Portugal (September 10, 1974)Ivory Coast-France (August 7, 1960)Liberia-American Colonization Society (July 26, 1847)Mali-France (June 20, 1960)Niger-France (August 3, 1960)Nigeria-United Kingdom (October 1, 1960)Senegal-France (June 20, 1960)Sierra Leone-United Kingdom (April 27, 1961)Togo-France (April 27, 1961)Mauritania-France (November 28, 1960)
Nigerian Independence Nigeria achieved independence from Great Britain on 1 October 1960 under the leadership of Prime Minister Sir Abubakar Tafawa Balewa, who was in charge of a coalition government. However, there were two military coups in 1966 and then a civil war in 1967.
The Magnificent Seven was made in 1960. It was released specifically on October 23, 1960 in the United States. It is a remake of a Japanese movie called, Seven Samurai, which was made in 1954.
The richest man in the United States in the 1960s was most likely Howard Hughes. Among the richest men was J. Paul Getty.
The United States, The Soviet Union, The United Kingdom and France.
That was Harold Macmillan - who served as PM from 1957 to 1963.
Triumph Records - United Kingdom - was created in 1960.
Nigeria was a colony of the United Kingdom from 1885 until 1960
Cyprus gained independence from Turkey in 1878, when the island was transferred fromthe Ottoman Empire to the British one by treaty. However, it continued to be an occupied colony until achieving independence from Britain in 1960.
Here's a list of continental West African nations, their Colonial controllers and independence dates.Benin-France (August 1, 1960)Burkina Faso-France (August 5, 1960)Gambia-United Kingdom (February 18, 1965)Ghana-United Kingdom (March 6, 1957)Guinea-France (October 8, 1958)Guinea Bissau-Portugal (September 10, 1974)Ivory Coast-France (August 7, 1960)Liberia-American Colonization Society (July 26, 1847)Mali-France (June 20, 1960)Niger-France (August 3, 1960)Nigeria-United Kingdom (October 1, 1960)Senegal-France (June 20, 1960)Sierra Leone-United Kingdom (April 27, 1961)Togo-France (April 27, 1961)Mauritania-France (November 28, 1960)
Immigrants got the right to vote between 1949-1960. 1949, the chinese-canadians get to vote and in 1960, all immigrants got to vote. Im doing a project on this
Yes - North & South Nigeria merged in 1960, and the unified country was declared a republic in 1963
maybe indians?
Four Million Immigrants Came to America During the 1840s and 1850s. apex.......................one of a number of important issues before Congress
Harold Macmillan - served from 1957 to 1963 Sir Alec Douglas Hume - served from 1963 to 1964 Harold Wilson - served from 1964 to 1970
Coronation Street is a British soap opera. It is very popular in the United Kingdom. It first aired in 1960 on Granada Television. It is also quite popular in Britain.