AGES ERA PERIOD
20TH CENTURY
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Question
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It brought the last group of English convicts to Australia in 1901.
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It was sunk by the German navy in 1914, bringing the United States into World War I.
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It brought the first group of immigrants from Jamaica to England in 1948.
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It delivered a small dog into space in 1959, and returned it to earth.
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Detailed explanation-1: -HMT Empire Windrush is best remembered today for bringing one of the first large groups of post-war West Indian immigrants to the United Kingdom. The ship carried 1027 passengers and two stowaways on a voyage from Jamaica to London in 1948.
Detailed explanation-2: -Around 800, 000 thousand Jamaicans and those of Jamaican descent live in the U.K. Mass migration to Britain from the Caribbean was driven by the need for workers to rebuild England after the Second World War. Many families settled in London, particularly in neighbourhoods south of the Thames River, such as Brixton.
Detailed explanation-3: -The Windrush generation came over, largely from the Caribbean, to undertake a variety of jobs to help rebuild the nation. These jobs included the production of steel, coal, iron, and food, as well as roles in running public transport and staffing the NHS.
Detailed explanation-4: -In March 1954, after a fire on board, the Empire Windrush sank in the Mediterranean Sea with the loss of 4 men while bringing home 1, 500 servicemen from the Far East.