Tensions In Whitechapel Flashcards
What does residiuum mean?
Meaning the lowest possible class of person, the ‘dregs’ of humanity. A criminal underclass born to steal, lie and rob
What is an immigrant
People who come to live permanetly from another country
What does Anti-semitism mean?
Hatred of jews
What is an anarchist?
People who opposes all forms of state government in favour of government on a volutary basis.
Aka people want to do what they want without the government
There are tensions in whitechapel due to…. (5 answers)
Crime🔪, alcholism🥃, irish immigration🍀, jewish immigration🕍, fear of anarchism
How did crime cause tension?
What were doss houses and pubs seen as….?
Doss houses and pubs were seen as places in which crime would be transmitted from habitual ciminals to a decent people forced to live alongside them
How did crime cause tension?
Criminal undercalsses?.?
Some people thought there was a criminal underclass who were born to steal, lie and rob. These people were believed to be attracted to hard-working people and lived off them like parasites.
How did crime cause tensions??
Overcrowding….?
Some were worried that overcrowding and unhealthy living conditions would spread criminal behaviour
How did alcholism cause tension??
Alchol was a major factor in making people victims of crime. All of Jack the Ripper’s victims were alcholics, and were probably drunk when they were attacked.
How were irish immigrants causeing tension?
Also involves alcholism
Irish immigration to whitechaple had been happening in karge numbers since the early 1800s. The first immigrants were young men who came to London with plans to move on to America but ran out of money. Violence amongst them, especially when drunk, was commonplace.
How did irish terrosism cause tension?
Irish immigrants🍀 were targets of prejudice because of the rise in Irish Nationalism. This was the desire of many Irish people for independence. Armed protests were increasing and in 1884 there was a small bombing campaign.
How did Irish immigration cause tension?
Metropolitan Police
A new department of the Metroplitan Police👨🏻✈️, known as Special Branch🌲, was formed to counter Irish terrorism. This made life for Irish Immigrants harder, 🙅🏻♂️as they were all seen as potential traitors.🦹🏼♂️
How did Irish immigration cause tension?
Targets of Prejudice
Irish immigrants were targets of predjudice because of their religion (Catholicism).⛪️🔫
How did Jewish Immigration cause tension
Jewish immigrants were targets of prejudice because many people blamed the Ripper murders🔪🔪 on a Jew. Rumours circulated that a Russian Anarchist Jew was responsible for a sting of murders in France and was now living in England🇬🇧🇬🇧
Jewish immigration causing tension
Work
Compared to poor working-class locals, foreign Jewish workers seemed quick to find employment or set up businesses. The locals resented their success.
