History - Whitechapel

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Most People Lived in slum areas known as '_____________'. Up to 30 people could liv in one apartment.
Rookeries
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In whitechapel, a maze of narrow courtyards and houses were replaced with 11 new blocks of flats. These were designed by architect _____________________
Henry Darbishire
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Children didn't wear ________
Shoes
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The 1881 census shows the total population of Whitechapel District as _______
30,709
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The average weekly wage was ________
22 shillings and 6 pence
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Some working class families spent as much as _______ of their wage in rent.
A Third
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When did the Irish population grow in the East End?
From the 1940s
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Who were the first immigrants?
Young Men
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What was common amongst the immigrants and how were they viewed?
They were not well liked and violence amongst them was common.
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Who were the Fenians?
A mainly catholic group who were seen as a terrorist movement.
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What were they demanding?
Freedom from rule by the UK
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What happened when they organised a bomb attack on Clerkenwell Prison in December 1867?
There was a huge surge of anti-Irish and anti-Catholic sentiment.
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What was introduced to counter Irish terrorism?
A new department of the metropolitan police, known as Special Branch.
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In whitechapel, a maze of narrow courtyards and houses were replaced with 11 new blocks of flats. These were designed by architect _____________________

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Henry Darbishire

Card 3

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Children didn't wear ________

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Card 4

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The 1881 census shows the total population of Whitechapel District as _______

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Preview of the front of card 4

Card 5

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The average weekly wage was ________

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