Whitechapel's inhabitants (Edexcel GCSE History): Quizzes
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What type of housing did many Whitechapel residents live in, contributing to instability?
What type of housing did many Whitechapel residents live in, contributing to instability?
Lodging houses and pubs
In which decade did Irish migrants originally intend to go to America but settle in London instead?
In which decade did Irish migrants originally intend to go to America but settle in London instead?
1840s
What were Irish migrants who built roads, railways, and canals called?
What were Irish migrants who built roads, railways, and canals called?
Navvies
Who were the Fenians?
Who were the Fenians?
Irish activists fighting for independence
What event in 1881 triggered increased persecution of Jews in the Russian Empire?
What event in 1881 triggered increased persecution of Jews in the Russian Empire?
Assassination of Tsar Alexander II
Which groups made up the majority of Eastern European migrants to Whitechapel in the 1880s?
Which groups made up the majority of Eastern European migrants to Whitechapel in the 1880s?
Russian and Polish Jews
By 1888, what percentage of some parts of Whitechapel had a Jewish population?
By 1888, what percentage of some parts of Whitechapel had a Jewish population?
95%
Why did Eastern European Jewish migrants cluster together in specific streets?
Why did Eastern European Jewish migrants cluster together in specific streets?
Mutual support & cultural practices
What economic condition created widespread unemployment in Whitechapel during this period?
What economic condition created widespread unemployment in Whitechapel during this period?
Economic depression
What were the notorious factories with long hours and minimal pay in cramped conditions called?
What were the notorious factories with long hours and minimal pay in cramped conditions called?
Sweatshops
What were many women in Whitechapel forced to do due to limited employment opportunities?
What were many women in Whitechapel forced to do due to limited employment opportunities?
Turn to prostitution to survive
Which serious crimes were migrants unfairly blamed for, increasing racial hatred?
Which serious crimes were migrants unfairly blamed for, increasing racial hatred?
The 'Ripper' murders