Topic: How far did British society ch ange 1939-7 5

1. Topic: How far did Britishsociety change 1939-75 Todays lesson Intention 1. Today I will understand about the different ethnic groups that made up post war Britain. 2. I will be able to discuss them and answer questions relating to different groupings.

2. Lets set the Scene…. • WWII had dramatic effects on British society which we will begin to look at today. • Looking to future lessons …..when the war was over there was very large upheaval in manufacturing industries • http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jQ_ECwHg7_c&NR=1&feature=endscreen • The 1950s also saw the creation of the NHS

3. Todays Key Focus:What impact did WWII have on British Society? • Our first investigation: Who came to Britain during WWII? • Use the sources available to discover: • Who settled in Britain? • How were they treated? • What happened to them in Britain? Starter - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J3oHKUEJMb4

4. How does this source help us understand the appeal of American GIs?

5. American GIs • They arrived from 1942 onwards • Over 3 million were posted in the UK throughout the war • Most were very open and friendly and got on well with locals • Britain was divided strongly by class lines – working class people were supposed to know their place. America was not so divided and American GIs mixed freely with all classes. • GIs were very popular with the girls – they were well paid so could take the girls to the best clubs and restaurants • 80,000 British women became ‘GI Brides’ and emmigrated to the USA

6. African American GIs • 130,000 African American soldiers came to Britain • Americans weren't class conscious but they were race conscious - in USA they suffered harsh discrimination in schools, cinemas and restaurants. • The US army in Britain was segregated • A report by Neil Wynn on Gloucester showed that AAs were treated very well by Brits and Brits often criticised the White Americans for their treatment of AA. • Walter White of the NAACP said for AA in Britain provided ‘their first experience in being treated as normal human beings and friends by white people’

7. What does this tell us about Americans?What does it tell us about British people?

8. Do these two sources contradict each other?

9. Commonwealth Troops • Before the American soldiers arrived, there was a large influx of troops from the Commonwealth • Canadians, Australians, New Zealanders and Indians served in the British forces. • Also people from the Caribbean (West Indies) came to Britain • 40,000 marriages between Canadian soldier and British women

10. What does this source tell us about Prisoners of War? Are you surprised how British people treat them? Do you think the Brits who treat them in this way are betraying the British Soldiers at war?

11. Prisoners of War • Most POWs were German and Italian captured in North Africa • There were 157,000 Italians and 402,000 Germans in Britain at its highest figure. • POWS were generally treated well, they were given the same food rations as British Servicemen which was more than British civilians • They had access to medical care • They were often paid small wages for the work they did - in agriculture filling the gap left by those that had gone to war • Were offered a range of educational classes run by other prisoners – learned English • 25,000 German POWs stayed in Britain after the war.

12. Poles • 14,000 served in the RAF and many more in other areas of the armed forces. • Many poles managed to escape when they were invaded by Russia and Germany in 1939 • 120,000 settled in Britain permanently • A Polish Resettlement Corps was set up to house Poles and provide training and work for them - the houses were often in ex-war camps/military camps and were very basic • By 1948 65,000 workers were employed under the PRC – it finished in 1949 because almost all Poles had found a job or worked for themselves

13. Your Task: • https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6gkBr-qvo-4