Aliens Act (1905)
What Aliens Act (1905) means in History GCSE, as defined for OCR, Pearson Edexcel.
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Followed pressure over pauper immigration and antisemitic agitation, and gave officials power to exclude some arrivals.
The first modern attempt to restrict immigration, introduced as legislation on immigration and nationality.
Topics that use Aliens Act (1905)
- Migration to Britain c.1000 to c.2010 (J410/08) - 1900–c.2010 (OCR GCSE)
- Option 13: c1900–present: Migration in modern Britain - 1 The context for migration (Pearson Edexcel GCSE)
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