What did the local council make available for the very poor people?
The workhouse
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What did the workhouse provide?
basic food and lodging in exchange for long hours in brutal conditions
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What were the housings like in poor areas?
damp, cold and didn't have proper sewage systems
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What couldn't many people afford?
Doctors or medicine
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What percentage of people in London were living in severe poverty?
30%
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Where was Seebohm's factory?
York
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What did Socialists argue about?
They said that wealth should be more equally spread between working people and people like factory owners and land owners who were traditionally the richest
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What did the Labour Party argue about?
They said that the government should give financial help to the poorest members of society
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Other cards in this set
Card 2
Front
What did the workhouse provide?
Back
basic food and lodging in exchange for long hours in brutal conditions
Card 3
Front
What were the housings like in poor areas?
Back
Card 4
Front
What couldn't many people afford?
Back
Card 5
Front
What percentage of people in London were living in severe poverty?
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