United KingdomHistory 128 · History
True or false: the ship Empire Windrush, which arrived in 1948, brought people mainly from India.
- aTrue
- bFalseCorrect answer
Why?
The Windrush brought people mainly from the Caribbean (the West Indies) to help fill labour shortages after the war. It has become a symbol of post-war migration to Britain.
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