Britain by 1957: issues relating to New Commonwealth migrants and race-relations; nuclear concerns and the formation of CND
By 1957, Britain faced two new anxieties. Migrants arriving from the Caribbean and South Asia met hostility and discrimination. Meanwhile, the hydrogen bomb made many Britons fear nuclear war.
Real World
The 1958 Notting Hill race riots — where white mobs attacked Caribbean residents over several nights — prompted Parliament to eventually pass the 1962 Commonwealth Immigrants Act restricting entry, showing how public hostility translated directly into discriminatory policy.
Exam Focus
Link CND's formation to specific events — the 1957 British H-bomb test and 1956 Suez Crisis — rather than stating nuclear fear in vague terms.
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