Life in the UK test practice question · History
Why were people from the West Indies, India and Pakistan encouraged to come and work in Britain after 1945?
Answer options
- Britain was short of workers.Correct
- Britain had too many empty schools.
- Their countries had asked them to leave.
- British workers were moving to Europe.
Answer: Britain was short of workers.
Britain needed people to rebuild the country. Later migrants also came from what is now Bangladesh.
Checked 8 November 2026