Racial tension and multiculturalism
What Racial tension and multiculturalism means in History A-Level, as defined for AQA.
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Race and immigration remained highly contentious, with the 1976 Race Relations Act attempting to tackle systemic discrimination amid the rise of the National Front.
Issues of immigration and race that became highly contentious, marked by Enoch Powell's speech and restrictive legislation.
Topics that use Racial tension and multiculturalism
- 2S The Making of Modern Britain, 1951–2007 – The end of Post-War Consensus, 1970–1979 (AQA A-Level)
- 2S The Making of Modern Britain, 1951–2007 – The Sixties, 1964–1970 (AQA A-Level)
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