Why were European countries eager to welcome immigrants from their former colonies in the postwar period?
a) During the economic boom of the 1950s and 1960s, cheap labor was in short supply and these immigrants worked inexpensively.
b) European countries hoped that relaxed immigration rules would help them keep their colonies.
Consider This: In this period, Europe underwent its greatest demographic shift in more than a millennium. See 14.4: The Colonial Collapse.
c) Western European countries hoped that having many new immigrants would help their citizens learn more tolerance than had been apparent before and during World War II.
Consider This: In this period, Europe underwent its greatest demographic shift in more than a millennium. See 14.4: The Colonial Collapse.
d) The terms of the Marshall Plan required that European nations participating in the plan had to welcome immigrants from their colonies or former colonies.
Consider This: In this period, Europe underwent its greatest demographic shift in more than a millennium. See 14.4: The Colonial Collapse.
a) During the economic boom of the 1950s and 1960s, cheap labor was in short supply and these immigrants worked inexpensively.
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