Whitechapel's inhabitants (Edexcel GCSE History): Flashcards
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Time period of Whitechapel population changes
Time period of Whitechapel population changes
c1870-c1900
Type of housing for many Whitechapel residents
Type of housing for many Whitechapel residents
Lodging houses and pubs
When Irish migrants first settled in Whitechapel
When Irish migrants first settled in Whitechapel
1840s
Irish migrants' original intended destination
Irish migrants' original intended destination
America
Main jobs of Irish migrants in Whitechapel
Main jobs of Irish migrants in Whitechapel
Navvies and dockers
Work done by navvies
Work done by navvies
Building roads, railways, and canals
Who were the Fenians
Who were the Fenians
Irish activists fighting for independence from British rule
When Eastern European Jews migrated to Whitechapel
When Eastern European Jews migrated to Whitechapel
1880s
1881 event triggering Jewish persecution & migration
1881 event triggering Jewish persecution & migration
Assassination of Tsar Alexander II
Jewish population % in some Whitechapel areas by 1888
Jewish population % in some Whitechapel areas by 1888
95%
Whitechapel sweatshops
Whitechapel sweatshops
Factories: long hours, minimal pay, cramped conditions
What migrants were blamed for (scapegoating)
What migrants were blamed for (scapegoating)
'Ripper' murders and other serious crimes