What is Multiculturalism in the United Kingdom?
[[File:The_British_Empire.png|thumb|The territories that were at one time or another part of the British Empire. The United Kingdom and its accompanying British Overseas Territories are underlined in red.]] Multiculturalism is the presence of several distinct [[Culture|cultural]] or [[Ethnic group|ethnic]] groups within a '''Multiculturalism in the UK''' has its roots in the early [[17th century|seventeenth century]]. <ref>{{Cite web|last=Steeds|first=Andrew|date=2018-04-11|title=Cultural diversity in London, 1821|url=https://www.migrationmuseum.org/cultural-diversity-in-london-1821/|access-date=2023-11-29|website=Migration Museum}}</ref>The [[United Kingdom|UK]] had the biggest Empire in the history of the world - the [[British Empire]]. In the [[19th century|nineteenth century]], it covered roughly 25% of the world's land surface and ruled around one-fifth of the entire population of the world. In the age of colonialism, the culture of all the [[Colony|colonies]], like [[India]], [[Australia]], [[New Zealand]], [[Egypt]], and many other countries collided together.<ref>{{Cite journal|last=Lloyd|first=Amy J.|publisher=University of Cambridge|title=The British Empire|url=https://www.gale.com/intl/essays/amy-j-lloyd-british-empire|journal=Gale Primary Sources|pages=7|year=2007}}</ref> From 1801-81, the [[United Kingdom]] saw many immigrants arrive on British shores due to a booming economy domestically. In this period, over 2,000,000 people from Ireland moved to Great Britain, and over 1,500,000 from [[German Empire|Germany]] and other parts of Europe arrived as well.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2002-06-06|title=Uncovering Britain's multicultural heritage|url=http://www.theguardian.com/education/2002/jun/06/highereducation.race|access-date=2022-10-18|website=the Guardian|language=en}}</ref> Since the time of the British Empire, many people have moved to the UK. After [[World War II]], the UK needed more people to fill labour shortages, so it motivated Commonwealth citizens to come to [[Britain]]; viewed by many as