What was the significance of the voyage of the Empire Windrush ?
Correct answer: C. It brought the first group of immigrants from Jamaica to England in 1948.
- A. It brought the last group of English convicts to Australia in 1901.
- B. It was sunk by the German navy in 1914, bringing the United States into World War I.
- C. It brought the first group of immigrants from Jamaica to England in 1948.
- D. It delivered a small dog into space in 1959, and returned it to earth.
Explanation
The Empire Windrush arrived in Britain from Jamaica in 1948, carrying one of the first major groups of postwar Caribbean immigrants. Its arrival is commonly treated as a landmark in the development of modern multicultural Britain.
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